What is Engineering??- Key Terms.

Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

The raising of crops and animals for food, feed, fiber, fuel, or other useful products.

Question 2

Artifact

Answer 2

A human-made object.

Question 3

Biotechnology

Answer 3

All technology connected with plant and animal life.

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Communication

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The transmission of information through a common system of symbols, signs, behavior, speech, writing, or signals.

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Construction

Answer 5

The act or process of building, erecting,or constructing buildings, roads, or other structures.

Question 6

Energy

Answer 6

The ability to do work. Energy is one of the basic resources used by a technological system.

Question 7

Engineering

Answer 7

Using technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

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Environment

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The surroundings in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

Question 9

Ergonomics

Answer 9

The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or work space so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently.

Question 10

Industrial

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Of, relating, or resulting from industry.

Question 11

Innovation

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An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

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Invention

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A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

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Manufacturing

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The process of making a raw material into a finished product; especially in large quantities.

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Math

Answer 14

The science of patterns and order and the study of measurement, properties, and the relationship of quantities using numbers and symbols.

Question 15

Nanotechnology

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The science and technology of building devices, such as electronic circuits, from single atoms and molecules.

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Process

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Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and use products or systems.

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Science

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The study of our natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations.

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System

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A group of interacting, interrelated, or independent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

Question 19

Technology

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The way people use resources to meet their wants and needs.

Question 20

Transportation

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The process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from one place to another.