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IED 3.3
PLTW IED 3.3 Vocabulary Words and Terms to Know
Question | Answer |
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Adhesive | Any synthetic product that is used to join materials together. |
Adhesive Bonding | 1. A plastic joining technique in which a third substance bonds a plastic to another plastic or material such as metal, rubber, ceramic, glass, or wood. 2. The process of fastening parts of metal products together permanently with non-metallic materials. |
Analysis | A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. |
Competitor | One who competes or is a rival of another business enterprise. |
Compression | A force that pushes on or squeezes a material. |
Fastener | A hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. |
Hypothesis | 1. An assumption made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. 2. A proposed explanation for an observation. Hypothesis is an educated guess which forms a basis for a test. |
Joinery | The process of connecting or joining two pieces of wood together through the use of various forms of wood joints. Common forms of joinery include dovetail joinery, mortise-and-tenon joinery, biscuit joinery, lap joints, spline joints, etc. |
Manufacturing Process | The transformation of raw material into finished goods. |
Mass | The amount of matter an object contains. |
Mechanical Fastener | A hardware device, such as a bolt or screw, that is used to mechanically join or affix two or more plastic objects together. |
Non-Renewable Resource | A resource or raw material that cannot be grown or replaced once used. |
Part Interaction | A kind of action which occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. |
Renewable Resource | A resource or raw material that can be grown and replaced. |
Reverse Engineering | Taking something apart and analyzing its workings in detail, usually with the intention to understand function, prepare documentation, electronic data, or construct a new or improved device or program, without actually copying from the original. |
Snap-Fit | A molded-in piece in a plastic assembly that is designed to form a mechanical joint system where part-to-part attachment is accomplished with locating and locking features to connect components together. |
Stress | The pressure or tension exerted on a material object. |
Surface Area | 1. The sum of all the areas of all the faces or surfaces that enclose a solid. 2. The sum of all the areas of all surfaces of a solid. |
Teardown | The process of taking apart a product to better understand it. |
Tension | A force that pulls on a material. |
Torsion | The twisting of a material. |
Volume | The amount of space occupied by a substance or object or enclosed within a container. |