Map Knowledge Test Questions Solved 100%
Correct| Verified Solutions
System - ANSWER Interacting parts that form a whole
Subsystem - ANSWER A system that is part of another system
Input - ANSWER Energy, information and matter that enters a system
Output - ANSWER Energy, information and matter that exits the system
System boundary - ANSWER Defines the limits of the system to be studied
Model - ANSWER A simplified representation of a system that is used to study the
system
Goal of science - ANSWER To ask and answer questions about the natural world
Investigative question - ANSWER A question that sets the purpose of an experiment
Hypothesis - ANSWER A prediction of what will happen in an experiment based on prior
knowledge
Controlled variable - ANSWER A factor that is kept the same from trial to trial to ensure
a valid experiment
, Manipulative variable - ANSWER A factor that is being purposefully changed by the
experimenter
Responding variable - ANSWER A factor that is being measured or recorded
Goal of engineering - ANSWER To apply scientific understanding in developing solutions
The three parts to engineering design - ANSWER Define, develop solutions, optimize
Constraints of a design problem - ANSWER Scientific principles and potential impacts on
both people and the environment
Design solutions - ANSWER Evaluated based on how well they meet the criteria and
constraints of a problem
Gram - ANSWER The unit of measure for mass
Liter - ANSWER The unit of measure for volume
Meter - ANSWER The unit of measure for lenght
Newton - ANSWER The unit of measure for weight
Milli - ANSWER 1/1000 (0.001)
Centi - ANSWER 1/100 (0.01)
Correct| Verified Solutions
System - ANSWER Interacting parts that form a whole
Subsystem - ANSWER A system that is part of another system
Input - ANSWER Energy, information and matter that enters a system
Output - ANSWER Energy, information and matter that exits the system
System boundary - ANSWER Defines the limits of the system to be studied
Model - ANSWER A simplified representation of a system that is used to study the
system
Goal of science - ANSWER To ask and answer questions about the natural world
Investigative question - ANSWER A question that sets the purpose of an experiment
Hypothesis - ANSWER A prediction of what will happen in an experiment based on prior
knowledge
Controlled variable - ANSWER A factor that is kept the same from trial to trial to ensure
a valid experiment
, Manipulative variable - ANSWER A factor that is being purposefully changed by the
experimenter
Responding variable - ANSWER A factor that is being measured or recorded
Goal of engineering - ANSWER To apply scientific understanding in developing solutions
The three parts to engineering design - ANSWER Define, develop solutions, optimize
Constraints of a design problem - ANSWER Scientific principles and potential impacts on
both people and the environment
Design solutions - ANSWER Evaluated based on how well they meet the criteria and
constraints of a problem
Gram - ANSWER The unit of measure for mass
Liter - ANSWER The unit of measure for volume
Meter - ANSWER The unit of measure for lenght
Newton - ANSWER The unit of measure for weight
Milli - ANSWER 1/1000 (0.001)
Centi - ANSWER 1/100 (0.01)
