Student Book Sample Pages - Nelson Education

CHAPTER
1
REVIEW
The following icons indicate the
Achievement Chart categories:
K/U Knowledge/Understanding T/I Thinking/Investigation
C Communication A Application
What Do You Remember
1. When using a can opener, what input force is
involved What is the output force K/U
2. Different types of physical systems are named
for they type of energy they use. Give an
example of each type of system and state the
type of energy they use.
(a) mechanical system
(b) optical system
(c) electrical system K/U
3. Identify two components of the following
systems:
(a) the circulatory system
(b) a can opener
4. Social factors can influence the evolution of
a system. For example, when more women
joined the work force, the need for quality
child care rose.
(a) Name two systems, and for each one list
two social factors that have caused those
systems to evolve. Discuss your answers
with a partner. K/U
(b) From your discussions, add one more
system to your list and describe two social
factors that caused it to evolve. K/U T/I
What Do You Understand
5. Use a Venn diagram to compare physical
systems with social systems. K/U
6. Explain why a garden is a system. K/U
7. Name five products or devices you used
today, and tell which type of physical system
they represent. (For example, a bathroom tap
is a mechanical system.) K/U A
8. Pick any natural or human-designed system
of interest to you. List four components
and describe what part of the process each
contributes to making the system run well. K/U
9. For each of the machines or systems in
Figure 1, identify the following:
(a) the desired task
(b) the input
(c) the output
(d)
K/U
any side effects of the system
A
Figure 1
10. You can make an electromagnet by wrapping
a coil of wire around a nail (Figure 2), and
then passing electricity through the wire.
Identify four components of this system and
tell the function of each. K/U A
Figure 2
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