vocab ch 1 Flashcards

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Hypothesis

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An explanation based on prior scientific research or observations that can be tested

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controlled experiment

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An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group

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variable

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A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis

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model

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A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept

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theroy

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An explanation that ties together many hypothesis and observations

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law

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A summary of many experimental results and observations; tells how things work

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prosthetic

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An artificial device that replaces a missing part of the body.

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technology

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The products and processes that are designed to serve our needs.

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engineering

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The process of creating technology

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engineering design process

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The process engineers use to develop a new technology.

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prototype

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A test model of a product.

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cost benefit analysis

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The process of determining whether the cost of doing something is worth the benefit provided.

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bioengineering

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The application of engineering to living things, such s humans and plants.

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assistive bioengineering

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Engineering that results in a product or process that helps living organisms but does not change them permanently

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adaptive bioengineering

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engineering that results in a product or process that changes living organisms

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16
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meter

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the basic unit of length in the SI (symbol, m)

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mass

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a measure of the amount of matter in an object.

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area

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a measure of the size of a surface or a region

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temperature

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the measure of how hot or how cold something is

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volume

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a measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space.

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density

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the ratio of the mass of substance to the volume of the substance

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Scientific method

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a series of steps followed to solve problems