STS MIDTERM

What is the process used to solve problems or develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers?

• Society

• Science

• Technology

• STS

Which of the following is defined as an educated guess?

• Theory

• Law

• Principle

• Hypothesis

Which among the following seeks to bridge the gap between two traditionally exclusive culture – humanities and natural sciences?

• Science

• Technology

• Society

• STS

Who is the inventor credited with the creation of the lightbulb?

• Galileo Galilei

• Agapito Flores

• Johannes Guttenberg

• Thomas Edison

Who was the inventor of the telephone?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• John Dalton

• Robert Fulton

Which period did scientific thinking emerge?

• Ancient Period

• Medieval Period

• Industrial Revolution

• 20th Century

Who discovered the electromagnetic nature of light?

• James Maxwell

• John Dalton

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Michael Faraday

During whose presidency was the start of the Internet Age?

• Fidel Ramos

• Corazon Aquino

• Gloria Arroyo

• Joseph Estrada

During this period, public education was secularized.

• Pre-spanish Period

• Spanish Period

• American Period

• 5th Republic

Reggie is studying Nation Building for his STS subject. He learned that even before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, Filipinos already have their system of writing. When he shared this information with his friends, he mentioned that this system of writing is called:

• Alibata

• Cuneiform

• Heiroglyphics

• Baybayin