Science Vocabulary S1 Final

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What is the term for something that limits the solution to a problem in engineering design?

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Constraint

Front

What is the process of transferring thermal energy through matter by direct contact?

Back

Conduction

Front

Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluids of different temperatures.

Back

Convection

Front

What is the ability to cause objects to change, move, or work?

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Energy

Front

What is the scientific law that states energy can be transferred or transformed but cannot be created or destroyed?

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Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

What is the term for a variable in an experiment that is held constant?

Back

Controlled Variable

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What is a causal relationship?

Back

A relationship where the first event is the cause and the result is the effect.

Front

What is a system?

Back

A group of interacting objects or processes.

Front

What is a hypothesis?

Back

A possible explanation for observations, facts, or events.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

Energy in motion.