WorksheetsFoundations of Economics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The social science that studies the choices of people trying to satisfy their wants in a world of scarcity.
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Political Science
The condition in which our wants are greater than the amount of goods available
Surplus
Scarcity
Economics
Utility
The word Economists use to measure happiness
Demand
Supply
Utility
Scarcity
A choice
Supply
Demand
Economics
Trade-off
The most highly valued opportunity or alternative forfeited when a choice is made
Opportunity Cost
Economics
Scarcity
Trade-off
Shows all possible combinations of two goods that an economy can produce in a certain period of time
Supply
Demand
Production Possibilities Frontier
Scarcity
A way to decide who gets what portion of all the resources and goods available
Economics
Scarcity
Rationing
Trade-off
Motivates a person to take an action
Supply
Demand
Trade-off
Incentive
The word that means "additional" in Economics
Supply
Demand
Utility
Marginal
Products that are available to buy in an economy to satisfy wants
Goods
Resources
Land
Services
Tasks that you pay other people to perform for you
Goods
Services
Resources
Land
What people use to produce goods and services such as land, labor and capital
Resources
Goods
Services
Economics
Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions of Economics?
What to produce?
How to produce it?
For whom to produce?
Who will profit from it?
The type of economic system that the United States has
Traditional
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
He is the "Father of Economics"
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
He is the "Father of Communism".
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
What is the current GDP of the United States?
$19.49 Trillion
$19.49 Billion
$19.49 Million
$19.49 Thousand
Signs that show how an economy is doing are called economic
indicators
options
signs
signals
The determinants of demand include all of the following except :
the cost of raw materials
customer's tastes
the number of customers
the price of related products
The idea that government control of the economy is not needed is called
Socialism
Communism
Invisible Hand Theory
A market is any place
where buyers and sellers meet
with a "for sale" sign
that sells fruit
where only sellers have a supply of goods to sell
The current unemployment rate in the US is
10%
25%
5%
3.8%
The population of the US is
1 billion
500 million
325 million
250 million
Which economic terms explain why it's so hard to get into certain colleges?
wants and needs
resources and services
capitalism and socialism
supply and demand
The most commonly used rationing device is
rock, paper, scissors
price
war
raffle
The Law of Supply states that as prices increase, supply will
increase
decrease
remain the same
The Law of Demand states that as prices increase, demand will
increase
decrease
remain the same
On the TV series Lost, how did the castaways end up on the island?
boat crash
magic
train
plane crash
Katie's mom pays her an allowance when she completes her chores. This is called
Supply and Demand
Economic Indicator
Rationing
An incentive
Economics
is sooooooo boring
is all about math
shows me how the world is connected
is something that no one needs to know about
