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After observation, scientific investigations begin with _______.

• Asking a question.

• Analysing results.

• Drawing a conclusion.

Which of the following sentences best describes technology?

• The science of patterns and order and the study of measurement, properties, and the relationships of quantities using numbers and symbols.

• The use of technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

• The artifacts created by Mathematicians, Scientists, and Engineers to better our lives.

Gustave Eiffel, who designed the famous Eiffel Tower in France, was …

• a civil engineer.

• a tower engineer.

• a high engineer.

What period is represented by Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus?

• Medieval.

• Renaissance.

• Greek.

Find the measure of angle x.

• 26.

• 36.

• 85.

Who create the binomial nomenclature, a uniform system for naming the species of organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus.

• Gregor Mendel.

• Charles Darwin.

Who is known as the first computer programmer?

• Alan Turing.

• Charles Babbage.

• Ada Lovelace.

How is Engineering applied with creating a pencil?

• Discovery of graphite and the fact that rubber will remove graphite.

• Designing a device with led insert, exterior holder, and attached eraser.

• Determining what is the optimal length, diameter, or shape for the device.

What did Salvador Dali base his paintings on?

• His job.

• His fears.

• His dreams.

Use counters to determine the answer for this problem.

• 9

• 19

• -9