Lesson 1.1 Key Term Crossword
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1 A group of interacting, interrelated, or
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interdependent elements or parts that
function together as a whole to
accomplish a goal.
The transmission of information through
a common system of symbols, signs,
behavior, speech, writing, or signals.
The science of patterns and order and
the study of measurement, properties,
and the relationships of quantities: using
numbers and symbols.
Of, or relating to, or resulting from
industry
A new product, system or process that
has never existed before, created by
study and experimentation
The study of our natural world through
observation, identification, description,
experimental investigation and
theoretical explanations
the surroundings in which a person,
animal, or plant lives
The study of workplace equipment
design or how to arrange and design
devices, machines , or workspace so
that people and things interact safely
and most efficiently
2 The process of making a raw material
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into a finished product; especially in
large quantities
The way people use resources to meet
their wants and needs.
The raising of crops and animals for
food, feed, fiber, fuel, or other useful
products
The manipulation of living organisms or
their components to produce useful
usually commercial products
The process by which passengers or
goods are moved or delivered from one
place to another.
A human-made object
The science and technology of building
devices, such as electronic circuits,
from single atoms and molecules.
Using technological and scientific
knowledge to solve practical problems
The act or process of building, erecting,
or constructing buildings, roads, or other
structures.
An improvement of an existing
technological product, system, or
method of doing something.
Human activities used to create, invent,
design, transform, produce, control,
maintain, and use products or systems;
a sequence of actions that combines
resources to produce an output.
The ability to do work. Energy is one of
the basic resources used by a
technological system.
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Key Terms Bank:
Agriculture
Artifact
Biotechnology
Communication
Construction
Energy
Engineering
Environment
Ergonomics
Industrial
Innovation
Invention
Manufacturing
Math
Nanotechnology
Process
Science
System
Technology
Transportation
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