Unit 3 Vocabulary

An energy resource that is only available in a limited amount.

• waste energy

• renewable energy

• nonrenewable energy

• potential energy

___________________ are fuels made from the remains of ancient organisms.

• fossil fuels

• waste energy

• renewable energy

• nuclear energy

Which one of these is not a fossil fuel?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• nuclear energy

True or false: Nonrenewable resources can be used over and over.

• True

• False

What is sustainability? 

• to maintain an ecological balance in our planet.
• no to use the natural resources
• the use of ocean resources only
• the use of scientific tecnology to save the planet

A set of steps engineers follow to complete the design of an object or idea is called the

• The Scientific Method

• The Engineering Design Process

What would a limited amount of time to complete a project be considered?

• Criteria
• Constraint
• Cost
• All of the above

What is needed as a requirement of success for a design solution?

• Criteria
• Constraint
• Cost
• All of the above

Exchange of one thing for another is called a

• Gift

• Trade-off

• Criteria

• Constraint

A synonym for constraint is ______.

• Law

• Guideline

• Limitation

• Rules