Science Vocabulary S1 Final

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What is a causal relationship?

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

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What is energy?

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The ability to cause objects to change, move, or work.

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What are criteria in engineering design?

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The goals and desired features of a solution.

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What is a chemical property?

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A description of how a material reacts with another substance.

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What does it mean to transmit energy?

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The act of energy passing through a medium or vacuum.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy stored due to an object's mass and height.

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What is energy efficiency?

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The measure of how much useful energy is obtained from a process.

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What is energy conservation?

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The practice of reducing energy use to save resources.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing its identity.

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What is a trade-off in engineering?

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A compromise made between two desirable but incompatible features.