Plants are grown under different color light bulbs. What is the independent variable?
Color of light
In engineering design, repeating the design, create, and build processes to improve the product is called:
Iterate
The force that pulls objects down towards the ground:
Gravity
Newton's Law of Inertia: (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)?
1st
In engineering, __________ are the "must have".
Constraints
What was the independent variable in the cell phone case engineering tests?
Type of cell phone case
The motion of an object thrown in the air:
Projectile
Shapes that fit together with no spaces:
Tessellation
What is the unit of measurement used for force?
Newton
Materials that provide cushioning decrease the force experienced in collision forces by decreasing the ____________________________ of the object/device.
Mass & Acceleration (Both!)
In engineering, _________ are the "would like to have".
Criteria
A rocket launch is an example of Newton's ____ Law:
3rd
A cannon's angle when it launched a cannonball was changed to find out which angle produced the farthest distance. What is the independent variable in the investigation?
Launch angle
What shape creates the strongest tessellation in nature?
Hexagon
Copying nature in engineering design is known as:
Biomimicry
A push or a pull is caused by a:
Force
The variable that is changed or tested:
Independent
The variable that is observed/measured:
Dependent
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