Intro to Engineering and Science

Why would a handheld infrared camera be used to scan the walls in a home?

• To detect hidden water leaks
• To improve Wi-Fi signal
• To find lost items
• To show places in home that need more insulation for energy conservation.

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Why would a design be retested?

• The designer's phone went off and distracted everyone the first time.

• Because the designer was bored
• Because the design was perfect
• Testing helps the company improve the overall design of the product.

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What is the purpose of building a model?

• To contemplate life

• To create

• To test how changes in one part of the system affect other parts

• To decorate

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Why is it important for scientists to study system interactions related to nitrogen levels in ocean water?

• To find aliens

• To predict weather patterns
• The study of system interactions related to water nitrogen levels provides information about air quality and about ocean food webs.

• To find the Titanic

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Input, output or component: Steam causes a turbine to spin

• input

• output

• component

• N/A

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Input, output or component: Control rods regulate the nuclear reaction

• input

• output

• component

• n/a

Input, output or component: A release valve reacts to high pressure

• input

• output

• component

• n/d

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Last step in the engineering process

• Chew bubblegum

• Implement the tested and optimized design on broad scale

• Eat a bag of Doritos

• Find Waldo

If you had a solar car and you needed to remove the energy source panel, how would it affect the system of the car?

• The tires would go flat

• Less sunlight would reduce the amount of energy the system could store

• It would teleport

• The steering wheel would fall off

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Which is Science influencing technology, SITor Technology influencing science, TIS?

The use of x-ray crystallography led to the discovery of the structure of DNA.

• SIT

• TIS

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