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IED 3.3
PLTW IED 3.3 Vocabulary Words and Terms to Know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |