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WorksheetsIntroduction to Technology
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where does the word "technology" come from?
a)
Derives from a German word for gears
b)
It is a word made up by American inventors.
c)
The word technology comes from the Greek word techne, which means "art."
d)
None of these
2.
What is Technology?
a)
The practical use of human knowledge to extend human abilities and to satisfy human needs and wants.
b)
Impractical use of human knowledge to extend human abilities and to satisfy human needs and wants.
c)
Limits human abilities
d)
None of these
3.
Which of these groups are ALL groups or types of technology.
a)
Hydro dams, computers, and buildings
b)
Energy & power, communication, and construction
c)
Hydro dams, biotechnology, and manufacturing
d)
Buildings, construction and transportation
4.
We study technology to help develop our problem solving skills.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What other subjects is technology related to?
a)
Mathematics and science
b)
Art, Social Studies, and English Language Arts
c)
All of these
d)
None of these
6.
What does technologically literate mean?
a)
Understanding technology
b)
Being comfortable with technology
c)
All of the above
d)
None of the above
7.
Technology and science are related.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Technology and science are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
_____________ makes things happen.
a)
Science
b)
Technology
c)
Mathematics
d)
None of these
10.
____________ explains how things happen.
a)
Science
b)
Technology
c)
Mathematics
d)
None of these
11.
Using their knowledge of science and mathematics, ___________ determine how to make things.
a)
Artists
b)
Scientists
c)
Mathematicians
d)
Engineers
12.
When did the Information Age begin?
a)
About 1200 B.C.
b)
About 500
c)
About 1300
d)
About 1900
13.
Nanotechnology is the science of working with atoms or molecules of materials to develop very small machines.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What does "nano" mean?
a)
One million
b)
One billionth
c)
One terabye
d)
Nothing
15.
"Machine Tools" are used for shaping and finishing metals and other materials.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Define "skill".
a)
Something that gives help or aid to a system.
b)
An ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well.
c)
A devise that increases our ability to do work.
d)
A tool with a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that make the tool work better.
17.
Define "resource".
a)
Something that gives help or aid to a system.
b)
An ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well.
c)
A devise that increases our ability to do work.
d)
A tool with a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that make the tool work better.
18.
Define "tool".
a)
Something that gives help or aid to a system.
b)
An ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well.
c)
A devise that increases our ability to do work.
d)
A tool with a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that make the tool work better.
19.
Define "machine".
a)
Something that gives help or aid to a system.
b)
An ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well.
c)
A devise that increases our ability to do work.
d)
A tool with a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that make the tool work better.
20.
Describe a Wheel.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
It is round and connected to an axle, which is the center shaft.
c)
It is a ramp, or angled board, that makes it easier to raise things by rolling them uphill.
d)
None of these
21.
Describe a Pulley.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
Uses the principle of a wheel in combination with a rope or chain to lift heavy objects.
c)
It is a ramp, or angled board, that makes it easier to raise things by rolling them uphill.
d)
None of these
22.
Describe a Lever.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
It is round and connected to an axle, which is the center shaft.
c)
It is a ramp, or angled board, that makes it easier to raise things by rolling them uphill.
d)
None of these
23.
Describe an Incline Plane.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
It is round and connected to an axle, which is the center shaft.
c)
It is a ramp, or angled board, that makes it easier to raise things by rolling them uphill.
d)
None of these
24.
Describe a Wedge.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
It is round and connected to an axle, which is the center shaft.
c)
A small inclined plane used to spread things apart.
d)
None of these.
25.
Describe a Screw.
a)
A bar that turns on a fixed point and allows you to lift something heavy.
b)
A small inclined plane used to spread things apart.
c)
An inclined plane that runs around a metal rod.
d)
None of these
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