Nanotechnology Quiz

What is nanotechnology?

• The study of building small structures

• The study of building medium-sized structures

• The study of building extra-large structures

• The study of building large structures

How small is a nanometer compared to the tip of a pen?

• The same size

• Ten times smaller

• A thousand times smaller

• A million times smaller

What is the potential application of nanotechnology in computing and electronics?

• Unknown impact on memory capacity

• No impact on memory capacity

• Decreasing memory capacity

• Increasing memory capacity

What is the potential environmental benefit of nanotechnology?

• Unknown impact on greenhouse gases

• No impact on greenhouse gases

• Increasing greenhouse gases

• Reducing greenhouse gases

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What is the potential medical application of nanotechnology?

• No impact on medication delivery

• Delivering medication directly to cancer cells

• Unknown impact on medication delivery

• Delivering medication to healthy cells

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What are quantum dots used for?

• Limited applications

• Unknown applications

• No specific applications

• Various applications in different sectors

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What is a challenge in the development of nanobots for medical use?

• Unknown challenges in development

• Getting them to travel safely in the body

• Getting them to travel unsafely in the body

• No challenges in development

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What is the potential benefit of using quantum dots created with tea leaves?

• Unknown impact on cancer cells

• No impact on cancer cells

• Increasing the growth of cancer cells

• Reducing the growth of cancer cells

What is the potential benefit of using nanobots in medicine?

• Unknown impact on cell treatment

• Treating the heart's cells directly

• Treating the brain's cells directly

• No impact on cell treatment

What is the potential downside of nanotechnology in the environment?

• Increasing energy and environmental costs

• No impact on energy and environmental costs

• Decreasing energy and environmental costs

• Unknown impact on energy and environmental costs

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