grade 8-1

People, information, materials, tools, energy, time and capital are

• monitors
• outputs
• feedback
• resources

A limited resource is an example of a

• plentiful material
• nonrenewable material
• renewable material
• fast growing material

Which resources can be replenished?

• fossil fuel
• renewable
• nonrenewable
• none of the above

A renewable form of energy is

• wind
• oil
• coal
• natural gas

A renewable resource using the movement of water is

• hydroelectric
• wind
• solar
• nuclear

Which technological resource represents the money needed to help create a product?

• tools and machines
• capital
• energy 
• time

The process of using your time wisely is called ______________________.

•  cost effectiveness
• reverse engineering
• time management
• resource efficiency

When choosing a resource to help create a product, you should know its:

• availability
• cost
• appropriateness
• all of the above

When testing a resource by squeezing it, you are testing for:

• shear strength
• compression
• conduction
• insulation 

When testing a resource by twisting it, you are testing for

• compression
• conduction
• torsion
• shear strength