https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2019-01-29 14:58:48 UTC 2023-05-10 01:51:23 UTC hello@padlet.com cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325416092 a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights.]]> 2019-01-29 14:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325416092 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325416595 Reciprocating motion, also called reciprocation, is a repetitive up-and-down or back-and-forth linear motion.]]> 2019-01-29 15:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325416595 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325417216 A rotary actuator is an actuator that produces a rotary motion or torque. The simplest actuator is purely mechanical, where linear motion in one direction gives rise to rotation. ]]> 2019-01-29 15:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325417216 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325418858 Rotary motion, also referred to as rotational motion or circular motion, is physical motion that happens when an object rotates or spins on an axis. ]]> 2019-01-29 15:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325418858 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325420269 a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.]]> 2019-01-29 15:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325420269 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325421527 a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement.]]> 2019-01-29 15:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325421527 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325422445 any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force, such as an inclined plane, wedge, or lever.]]> 2019-01-29 15:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325422445 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325423083 a twisting force that tends to cause rotation.]]> 2019-01-29 15:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325423083 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325423347 a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc., especially an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only.]]> 2019-01-29 15:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325423347 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325424428 a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.]]> 2019-01-29 15:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325424428 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325424629 a simple lifting machine consisting of a rope which unwinds from a wheel on to a cylindrical drum or shaft joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage.]]> 2019-01-29 15:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325424629 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325425167 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.]]> 2019-01-29 15:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/325425167 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434015 Alternating current is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current which flows only in one direction.]]> 2019-02-14 17:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434015 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434131 also known as the Brown & Sharpewire gauge, is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gaugesystem used since 1857, predominantly in North America, for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire.]]> 2019-02-14 17:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434131 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434294 an instrument for measuring electric current in amperes.]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434294 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434335 the basic unit of a chemical element.]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434335 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434372 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434372 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434466 a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434466 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434565 a thin rigid board containing an electric circuit; a printed circuit.]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434565 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434681 A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light, and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb;]]> 2019-02-14 17:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434681 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434855
a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.]]> 2019-02-14 17:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434855 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434908 A continuity tester is an item of electrical test equipment used to determine if an electrical path can be established between two points; that is if an electrical circuit can be made. ]]> 2019-02-14 17:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/331434908 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199015 the SI unit of electric charge, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.]]> 2019-02-20 14:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199015 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199430 belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now.]]> 2019-02-20 14:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199430 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199685 a semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.]]> 2019-02-20 14:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333199685 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200015 an electric current flowing in one direction only.]]> 2019-02-20 14:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200015 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200202 Electrical engineering is a professional engineering discipline that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.]]> 2019-02-20 14:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200202 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200544 a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.]]> 2019-02-20 14:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200544 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200953 a conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.]]> 2019-02-20 14:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333200953 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201150 a usually tubular electric lamp having a coating offluorescent material on its inner surface and containing mercury vapor whose bombardment by electrons from the cathode provides ultraviolet light which causes the material to emit visible light.]]> 2019-02-20 14:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201150 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201642 Gas-discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma. Typically, such lamps use a noble gas or a mixture of these gases.]]> 2019-02-20 14:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201642 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201944 a dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.]]> 2019-02-20 14:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333201944 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202377 an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.]]> 2019-02-20 14:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202377 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202683 In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. This law means that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.]]> 2019-02-20 14:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202683 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202965 a light-emitting diode (a semiconductor diode which glows when a voltage is applied).]]> 2019-02-20 14:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333202965 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203312 a device for giving light, either one consisting of an electric bulb together with its holder and shade or cover, or one burning gas or a liquid fuel and consisting of a wick or mantle and a glass shade.]]> 2019-02-20 14:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203312 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203527 a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.]]> 2019-02-20 15:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203527 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203698 a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.]]> 2019-02-20 15:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203698 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203950 the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt.]]> 2019-02-20 15:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333203950 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204097 an instrument for measuring electrical resistance.]]> 2019-02-20 15:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204097 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204700 a law stating that electric current is proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance.]]> 2019-02-20 15:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204700 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204882 a device for viewing oscillations, as of electrical voltage or current, by a display on the screen of a cathode ray tube.]]> 2019-02-20 15:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333204882 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205049 A parallel circuit is a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit. Each load connected in a separate path receives the full circuitvoltage, and the total circuit current is equal to the sum of the individual branch currents.]]> 2019-02-20 15:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205049 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205384 the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field.]]> 2019-02-20 15:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205384 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205660 the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field.]]> 2019-02-20 15:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205660 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205833 an electric cell that produces current by an irreversible chemical reaction.]]> 2019-02-20 15:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333205833 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206098 a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign.]]> 2019-02-20 15:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206098 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206459 the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.]]> 2019-02-20 15:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206459 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206562 a device having a designed resistance to the passage of an electric current.]]> 2019-02-20 15:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/333206562 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/347662553 a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.]]> 2019-04-02 14:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/347662553 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934048 An autonomous robot is a robot that performs behaviors or tasks with a high degree of autonomy. Autonomous robotics is usually considered to be a subfield of artificial intelligence, robotics, and information engineering.]]> 2019-04-05 14:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934048 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934344 a coding system using the binary digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device.]]> 2019-04-05 14:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934344 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934539 Computer-aided manufacturing is the use of software to control machine tools and related ones in the manufacturing of workpieces]]> 2019-04-05 14:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934539 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934732 Computer-aided process planning is the use of computer technology to aid in the process planning of a part or product, in manufacturing. CAPP is the link between CAD and CAM in that it provides for the planning of the process to be used in producing a designed part.]]> 2019-04-05 14:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934732 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934930 In computer engineering, computer architecture is a set of rules and methods that describe the functionality, organization, and implementation of computer systems. Some definitions of architecture define it as describing the capabilities and programming model of a computer but not a particular implementation]]> 2019-04-05 14:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348934930 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935156 Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is themanufacturing approach of using computers to control the entire production process. This integration allows individual processes to exchange information with each other and initiate actions.]]> 2019-04-05 14:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935156 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935318 a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.]]> 2019-04-05 14:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935318 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935498 Digital signal processing is the use of digital processing, such as by computers or more specialized digital signal processors, to perform a wide variety of signal processing operations]]> 2019-04-05 14:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935498 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935680 EOA Tooling, also known as the end effector, is the robot tool center in which the part at the end of a robotic arm interacts with the environment.]]> 2019-04-05 14:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348935680 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348936211 Human–computer interaction researches the design and use of computer technology, focused on the interfaces between people and computers. Researchers in the field of HCI both observe the ways in which humans interact with computers and design technologies that let humans interact with computers in novel ways.]]> 2019-04-05 14:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348936211 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348936388 Logic plays a key role in computer science (databases, computational complexity, programming languages, artificial intelligence, hardware and software design and verification, etc..), and is undoubtedly one of the foundations that provide the maturity and agility to assimilate the future concepts, languages, techniques ...]]> 2019-04-05 14:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/348936388 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351146690 2019-04-12 13:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351146690 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148125 2019-04-12 13:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148125 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148395 2019-04-12 13:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148395 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148638 2019-04-12 13:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351148638 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351150087 2019-04-12 13:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351150087 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351151596  a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.]]> 2019-04-12 13:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351151596 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152194 the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.]]> 2019-04-12 13:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152194 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152415 Software engineering is the application ofengineering to the development of software in a systematic method]]> 2019-04-12 13:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152415 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152942 2019-04-12 13:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351152942 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351153220 2019-04-12 13:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/351153220 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354960397 Air sampling is the process of capturing contaminants in a known volume of air. The airborne contaminants are measured and compared against the volume of air, and the results are stated as a concentration, usually as milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m³) or parts per million (ppm).]]> 2019-04-29 11:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354960397 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354961619 The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists® is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization serving the Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science professions by providing Board Certification to those who qualify through experience and testing. ]]> 2019-04-29 11:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354961619 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354962128 an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.]]> 2019-04-29 11:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354962128 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354962254 a colorless volatile liquid hydrocarbon present in coal tar and petroleum, and used in chemical synthesis. Its use as a solvent has been reduced because of its carcinogenic properties.]]> 2019-04-29 11:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/354962254 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355005249  a pollution control technique using a bioreactor containing living material to capture and biologically degrade pollutants. Common uses include processing waste water, capturing harmful chemicals or silt from surface runoff, and microbiotic oxidation of contaminants in air.]]> 2019-04-29 13:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355005249 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355005633 an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms.]]> 2019-04-29 13:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355005633 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355006015 the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.]]> 2019-04-29 13:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355006015 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355007141 the use of either naturally occurring or deliberately introduced microorganisms or other forms of life to consume and break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site.]]> 2019-04-29 13:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355007141 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355007777 the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.]]> 2019-04-29 13:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355007777 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355008993 a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.]]> 2019-04-29 13:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355008993 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355009445 liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea.]]> 2019-04-29 13:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355009445 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355009780 a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.]]> 2019-04-29 13:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355009780 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355010748 Environmental Engineering is the application of engineeringprinciples to improve and maintain the environment for the protection of human health and at-risk ecosystems. In the past, environmental engineers worked to provide clean drinking water, safely manage wastes, and clean the air we breathe.]]> 2019-04-29 13:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355010748 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355011037 Environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water.]]> 2019-04-29 13:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355011037 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355011423 Environmental science is defined as a branch of biology focused on the study of the relationships of the natural world and the relationships between organisms and their environments. ]]> 2019-04-29 13:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355011423 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355012740 Environmental technicians typically work under the direction of environmental scientists. They monitor theenvironment and investigate sources of pollution by performing laboratory and field tests.]]> 2019-04-29 13:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355012740 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355013649 the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.]]> 2019-04-29 13:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355013649 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355013904 a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas.]]> 2019-04-29 13:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355013904 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355014296 the sequence of conditions through which water passes from vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land or water surfaces and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration.]]> 2019-04-29 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355014296 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015112 the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land.]]> 2019-04-29 13:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015112 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015296 a stream, especially a tributary, which flows into another stream or lake.]]> 2019-04-29 13:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015296 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015773  is a screening tool with semiquantitative capabilities acting as an interface between volatile contaminates at depth in the soil and gas phase detectors at the surface.]]> 2019-04-29 13:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355015773 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355016290 Filter paper which has been treated with a natural water-soluble dye obtained from lichens.]]> 2019-04-29 14:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355016290 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355016525 a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.]]> 2019-04-29 14:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355016525 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355017103 a substance made by mixing other substances together.]]> 2019-04-29 14:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355017103 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355018980 a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.]]> 2019-04-29 14:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355018980 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355019830 an instrument designed to measure electric current, voltage, and usually resistance, typically over several ranges of value.]]> 2019-04-29 14:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355019830 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020076 the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.]]> 2019-04-29 14:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020076 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020376 an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.]]> 2019-04-29 14:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020376 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020674 A percolation test (colloquially called a perc test) is a test to determine the water absorption rate of soil (that is, its capacity for percolation) in preparation for the building of a septic drain field (leach field) or infiltration basin.]]> 2019-04-29 14:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355020674 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355021099 the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it.]]> 2019-04-29 14:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355021099 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355022714 A photoionization detector or PID is a type of gas detector. Typical photoionization detectors measure volatile organic compounds and other gases in concentrations from sub parts per billion to 10 000 parts per million (ppm).]]> 2019-04-29 14:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355022714 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355023836 pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration, a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. ThepH scale usually ranges from 0 to 14. Aqueous solutions at 25°C with a pH less than 7 are acidic, while those with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline.]]> 2019-04-29 14:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355023836 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355024079 the sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects.]]> 2019-04-29 14:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355024079 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355024972 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines point source pollution as “any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged, such as a pipe, ditch, ship or factory smokestack” (Hill, 1997). Factories and sewage treatment plants are two common types of point sources.]]> 2019-04-29 14:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355024972 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355025875 Porosity determines reservoir storage capacity. It is defined as the ratio of void space, commonly called pore volume, to bulk volume and is reported either as a fraction or a percentage]]> 2019-04-29 14:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355025875 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355027088 an apparatus worn over the mouth and nose or the entire face to prevent the inhalation of dust, smoke, or other noxious substances.]]> 2019-04-29 14:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355027088 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355258701 A retention basin, sometimes called a wet pond, wet detention basin or stormwater management pond, is an artificial lake with vegetation around the perimeter, and includes a permanent pool of water in its design.]]> 2019-04-30 01:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355258701 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355258877 A septic system is a highly efficient, self-contained, underground wastewater treatment system. ... Wastewater flows from the home to the septic tankthrough the sewer pipe. The septic tank treats the wastewater naturally by holding it in the tank long enough for solids and liquids to separate.

]]> 2019-04-30 01:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355258877 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259080 Physical, chemical, and biological processes are used to remove contaminants and produce treatedwastewater (or treated effluent) that is safe enough for release into the environment. ... If the sewer system is a combined sewer then it will also carry urban runoff (stormwater) to the sewage treatment plant.]]> 2019-04-30 01:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259080 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259245 Tertiary treatment is the advanced treatment process, following secondarytreatment of waste water, that produces high—quality water. Tertiary treatmentincludes removal of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen and practically all suspended and organic matter from waste water.]]> 2019-04-30 01:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259245 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259417 Water testing is the continous sampling of various liquid streams and the analysis of their quality. These liquid streams include watercourses such as rivers and lakes, groundwater, recirculated cooling streams, boiler feedwater or condensate, and process effluents.]]> 2019-04-30 01:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259417 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259542 n a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube. Type of: water gage, water gauge, water glass. gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir.]]> 2019-04-30 01:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259542 cataylor22 https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259636 and consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.]]> 2019-04-30 01:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cataylor22/eqh3v2i7r1sz/wish/355259636