ENERGY CONVERSIONS Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary

Front

To change from one form to another is to ________.

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Convert

Front

Something that changes one form of energy to another is called a ________.

Back

Converter

Front

The things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem are called ________.

Back

Criteria

Front

The place where something comes from is called a ________.

Back

Source

Front

To try and make something new that solves a problem is to ________.

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Design

Front

Wires that transfer electrical energy from many sources to many other places are called an ________.

Back

Electrical grid

Front

Something that changes one form of energy to another is called a ________.

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Transfer

Front

A person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem is called an ________.

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Engineer

Front

What something can do is its ________.

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Function

Front

To put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something is to ________.

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Synthesize