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MEGA T RUE OR FALSE 1. False
9. True
2. True
10. True
3. False
11. False
4. False
12. False
5. False
13. True
6. False
14. True
7.
15. False
True
8. False
16. True
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MEGA T RUE OR FALSE Read the following statements about information found in Basher Engineering. Write “True” in front of all of the statements that are true, and write “False” in front of all of the statements that are false.
1. _______ You need tremendous
10.______ A smart
force to push a load up a ramp.
phone is called a
2. _______ Engineers manipulate nature to suit our needs.
3. _______ Androids are robot designs based on a multi-armed sea creature.
4. _______ Sound waves are everywhere even in empty spaces.
5. _______ Force is measured by speed and velocity.
Heat
phone because it sends and receives voices using a radio system.
11. ______ The Empire State Building was the first skyscraper.
12.______ Artificial Intelligence is data gathered from outer space.
13.______ Like magnetic poles repel each
6. _______ GPS uses ground notifications to calculate your location.
7. _______ The span of a bridge is the distance from one end to the other.
8. _______ Magnetism is a form of electricity, as demonstrated by Benjamin Franklin in 1752.
9. _______ Ergonomics means the
other, while opposite poles attract.
14.______ High-friction forces, such as rubbing your hands together, create heat.
15.______ Inertia is produced when a force is spread across an area.
16. ______ Most mega machines are self-contained and carry their own power supply.
scientific study of human work.
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About Basher Books The Basher Universe—Basher Basics, Basher History, and Basher Science— is a unique range of critically acclaimed, high-quality nonfiction books that present fundamental concepts, ideas, and content area topics in a distinctive and contemporary style. With these bestselling books students can explore complex topics by engaging with memorable— even quirky— illustrated characters that have been specifically designed to enhance comprehension and learning of each subject.
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W HO
AM I ?
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W HO A M I ? 1.
Prefab
2.
Computer
3.
Energy
4. Cutter 5.
Arch
6.
Gravity
7.
Force
8. Screw 9.
Energy
10. Blueprint 11. Inertia 12. Aluminum 13. Nuclear Energy 14. Dam 15. Light Arch
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W HO A M I ? Use the clues from Basher Science: Engineering to figure out each riveting Basher character.
1. _________________ I am a building made in sections in a factory and put together wherever needed. Nuclear Energy
2. _________________ I am an all purpose apparatus with many applications.
11. _______________ I resist all change
3. _________________ I am transferred by force and create motion (unless inertia stops me).
12. _______________ I am a lightweight material that is made from ore and I do not rust.
4. _________________ I am a sharp edged wedgeshaped tool and the oldest machine of all.
13.________________ I produce huge
5. _________________ I am a curved-shaped marvel that grows stronger when under pressure.
6. _________________ I hold the Universe together.
floods, store water and make electricity.
from one thing to another.
8. _________________ I am made of a ramp wrapped around an axle rod.
and motion in the Universe.
10.________________ I am the master plan of an
amounts of energy for producing electricity but I am very unstable.
14. _______________ I help to control
7. _________________ My job is to transfer energy
9. _________________ I am the source of all matter
in motion.
15.________________ I am produced when atoms release energy and I illuminate the Universe.
engineering build with all of the design details.
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Force
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F I LL IN T H E B L A N K P RIN T S
Blueprint
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FI LL IN T HE BL AN KP RI N T S 1. Wheel & Axle
5. Joules
14. Answers include: Car, Plane, Submarine, Helicopter, Rocket, Space Drone, Maglev
6. Bit
15. Pivot
2. Microchip 3. Newtons (N) 4. Prototype
7. Friction 8. Plastic
Friction
9. Thermal Energy 10. Science 11. Sand, Cement 12. Electricity 13. Rotor
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B LA NKP RIN TS
Wheel and Axle
Read the clues below, then fill-in-the-blanks with the correct Basher Science: Engineering vocabulary word.
1. The _______ and _______ is a combo using a solid disc that turns around a connecting rod.
2. A _______ is used in anything that processes a computer program. 3. Force is measured in units called ________. 4. A _______ is built to show the look, feel and function of a product. 5. Energy is measured in _______ . 6. A _______ is one number in a longer computer code. 7.
_______ is caused by uneven surfaces catching on each other.
8.
_______ is a material marvel that is an oil-based shape-shifter made from chains of atoms.
9. The scientific name for heat is _______
_______ .
10. Engineering is the appliance of _______ . 11.
Concrete is made from _______, _______ and water.
12.
_______ is formed when electrons flow through wires or other conductors.
13. A helicopter uses a _______ to get off the ground. 14. List three mega machines: _______ , _______ , and _______ . 15. A lever moves around a turning point called a _______ .
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Force
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