Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Systems in Action

A smaller system that works with other systems as part of a larger system is called a ______________.

Systems occur in __________ and as human-made constructs.

The __________ system is a human-made system that includes students, teachers and school buildings.

A natural system that includes all of the living and non-living things in a habitat is called an __________________.

The purpose of a _______ system is to keep people healthy and to treat illness.

The purpose of a ________________ system is to mass produce goods.

The purpose of a ________________ system is to administrate a country's affairs.

The reduction in volume, and the resulting pressure of the squished molecules, of an object is called ___________.

In normal operation, mechanical systems generate waste energy in the form of _________.

Most mechanical systems, such as cars and power generators, contain many moving parts that are in __________ with one another.