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science and technology

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are scientists most likely working on developing cleaner-burning fuel for cars?

a)

to increase fuel consumption

b)

to increase fuel production

c)

to reduce noise pollution

d)

to reduce air pollution

2.

Which is the most likely reason why scientists change a model?

a)

The public wants to understand a concept more easily.

b)

Students need illustrated models in a study guide.

c)

New discoveries makes the current model inaccurate.

d)

Current models may be uninteresting.

3.

Which scientific tool helps to make distant objects appear nearer and larger?

a)

a microscope

b)

a telescope

c)

a telescope

d)

an ultrasound

4.

Which best blocks X-ray particles and can therefore be observed more closely through the use of this technology?

a)

organs

b)

muscles

c)

fluids

d)

bones

5.

Which observation tool allows Shauna’s doctor to monitor her blood circulation in real-time?

a)

a microscope

b)

a telescope

c)

an X-ray

d)

an ultrasound

6.

The robotic rover Curiosity has instruments that detect radiation both inside the spacecraft and in the Mars environment. What is most likely the purpose of this radiation detection?

a)

to determine whether human exploration of Mars is possible

b)

to develop better X-ray technology

c)

to find evidence of once-living Martian microorganisms

d)

o investigate evidence of hydrogen and water

7.

When people look through a telescope, air currents in the Earth’s atmosphere can distort the images they see. In the 1950s, a scientist named H. W. Babcock thought of a way to reduce this distortion by using a special device within the telescope. However, this device was not used until the 1990s.

Which best explains why Babcock’s idea took many years to become a reality?

a)

When people look through a telescope, air currents in the Earth’s atmosphere can distort the images they see. In the 1950s, a scientist named H. W. Babcock thought of a way to reduce this distortion by using a special device within the telescope. However, this device was not used until the 1990s.

Which best explains why Babcock’s idea took many years to become a reality?

b)

Scientists started using electron microscopes instead.

c)

Scientific telescopes were already using advanced technology.

d)

Scientific ideas often have to wait until advancements in technology make the ideas possible.

e)

Scientists often feel their ideas place an unnecessary burden on the research to develop telescopes.

8.

Which elements do hydrogen fuel cells combine to produce electricity?

a)

hydrogen and oxygen

b)

hydrogen and carbon

c)

hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

d)

hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen

9.

The public is not yet able to purchase cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells because engineers have to determine how the cars perform based on which scenario?

a)

on racetracks

b)

in real-world conditions

c)

in flooded environments

d)

on closed courses

10.

Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells emit which substance?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

water

11.

The Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the country. The U.S. Department of Energy gave this port $3.4 million to operate twenty heavy-duty hydrogen hybrid fuel cell powered trucks around the port.Which is the most likely reason the U.S. government made such an investment?

a)

to produce more water

b)

to improve fueling stations

c)

to move more cargo

d)

to reduce harmful emissions

12.

For which group of people might brain-powered cars allow the greatest increase in mobility?

a)

children or young adults

b)

people with physical disabilities

c)

highly educated people

d)

wealthy business people

13.

Mia uses the formula πr2 to find the area of a circle. What is πr2 an example of?

a)

a robot

b)

a car

c)

a telescope

d)

a model

14.

Which model is most likely used to show something that happens too slowly to see?

a)

a model of a weather system

b)

a model of mountain formation

c)

a model of the area of a circle

d)

a model of an architectural building

15.

Which best describes the current model of the atom?

a)

It is similar to the model of the solar system with orbiting planets.

b)

It has remained the same for several centuries.

c)

It is similar to the model of plum pudding with suspended plums.

d)

It may be revised with increasing scientific knowledge.

16.

Advancements in which field have increased the ability to store increasing amounts of data on electronic devices?

a)

social skills

b)

driving skills

c)

technology

d)

biology

17.

Students are studying the changing concentration of carbon dioxide levels in different substances. They insert sensors into each substance and allow a device to graph the results.

What are the students most likely using?

a)

thermometers

b)

microscopes

c)

probeware

18.

Which is one reason why hydrogen is considered a better fuel source for cars?

a)

It is nonrenewable.

b)

It produces carbon dioxide.

c)

It emits no harmful emissions

d)

It combines with water to produce electricity.

19.

Which model is most likely used to predict a future event?

a)

a model of a cell

b)

a model of Mars

c)

a model of weather systems