Energy Conversions Ch 2 Vocab

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a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

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engineer

Front

what something can do

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function

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A group of parts that work together as a whole

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system

Front

the ability to make things move or change

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energy

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a machine that converts electrical energy to another form of energy

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electrical device

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the form of energy that is transferred through wires

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electrical energy

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type or kind (of energy)

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forms (of energy)

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to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something

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synthesize

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the use of evidence to say why one idea is best

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argument

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A proposed answer to a question

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claim