S.S. CUA 6 Review

What was Jonas Salk's scientific breakthrough?

• A. He created a material for metal bone implants.

• B. He made a vaccine for the polio disease.

• C. He helped people understand how germs are spread.

• D. He invented the mechanical heart.

Why did Jonas Salk create the polio vaccine?

• A. He identified a problem that he wanted to solve.

• B. He wanted to help spread the virus to more people.

• C. He suffered side effects from having polio as a child.

• D. He was excited to overcome a difficult challenge.

What was Louis Pasteur's scientific breakthrough?

• A. He invented the mechanical heart.

• B. He pasteurized milk to get rid of germs.

• C. He designed a process for diagnosing the invasive amebiasis disease.

• D. He helped create the GPS system.

Which individual was credited with creating the product Microsoft?

• A. Bill Gates

• B. Luis von Ahn

• C. Robin Murphy

• D. Cyrus McCormick

Match the individual to the new technology they invented.

Cyrus McCormick

• home security system

• language learning app

• disaster robot

• mechanical reaper

Match the individual to the new technology they invented.

Robin Murphy

• home security system

• language learning app

• disaster robot

• mechanical reaper

Match the individual to the new technology they invented.

Marie Van Brittan Brown

• home security system

• language learning app

• disaster robot

• mechanical reaper

Match the individual to the new technology they invented.

Luis von Ahn

• home security system

• language learning app

• disaster robot

• mechanical reaper

What impact did Bill Gates’ work have on communities?

• A. Security systems made homes safer.

• B. People learned new languages for free.

• C. Personal computers became easier to use.

• D. Electric cars became available to the public.

What is the best caption for this image?

• Much starvation is caused by crops spoiling in the fields.

• The steam engine allowed more food to be grown by farmers.

• Farmers continue to resist modern inventions for harvesting crops.

• The reaper allowed crops to be harvested faster with fewer people.