Models and Systems

A combination of related parts organised as a whole is called a:

• System

• Model

• Mannequin

• Modelling

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One of the following is not a system

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Select ALL that is true

• A model is a simple representation of a system

• Models are expensive!

• A toy car is a model of a real car

• A model helps you understand a system

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Pick the reasons why we use models

• Models are expensive

• Models help you understand complex systems

• Models are used when systems are too expensive or impossible to use

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The manipulation of a model in such a way that it behaves like a real system is termed:

• Simulation

• Modelling

• Manipulation

• Organization

Which of the following events is an important part of the engineering design process?

• testing and evaluating models

• evaluating design constraints

• designing and building models

• all of these

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Heat is ___ of the system.

• an input

• a subsystem

• a trigger

• an output

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Models can be helpful in scientific investigations because

• it may not be possible to work with the real thing.

• they can be smaller and more manageable than the real thing.

• they can be safer to work with than the real thing.

• all of the above

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A tennis ball could be used to represent the sun because it's round and yellow. Which of the following could also be used to model the sun?

• a light bulb

• an empty cup

• an eraser

• a Kleenex box

What is a scientific model?

• A representation of an object but smaller
• An exact representation made of similar material
• A representation of an object or system
• A familiar copy of an object

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