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WorksheetsUnit 1 Inventions and Innovations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Comparing tools made of stone, iron, and bronze: place them in the correct order from least to most durable.
Iron, Bronze, Stone
Stone, Iron, Bronze
Iron, Stone, Bronze
Stone, Bronze, Iron
Today, the development of tools and machines is based on scientific knowledge and engineering design, however early in the history of technology, the development of tools and machines was based on __________________.
Positive and negative effects of using technology
Technology and mathematics principles
The engineering design process
Technical know-how
Which of the following is an impact technology has had on our society?
Environmental
Economic
Political
All of the above
What is the most significant result based on the development of windmills and waterwheels?
Beginning of mechanical labor
Humans no longer had to use their muscles to move machines
Popularity of money and capitalism
The rise and fall of feudalism
Information Age devices are used to process and exchange information. Which of the following does this as its primary function?
iPod
GPS
Laptop
All of the above
Specific, goal-directed research conducted by a company to design new innovations is called _________.
Technology Transfer
Research and Development
Engineering Design
Technical know-how
Research and Development is used for the following purposes
To reverse-engineer a product and to develop new products
To develop new products and discover new scientific/ technical knowledge
To develop new products and improve a company's operations
To reverse-engineer a product and discover new scientific/ technical knowledge
Which of the following contributes to the success or failure of a product?
Strength of the Economy
Latest Trends
Advertising
All of the Above
______________ is when a designer must make a choice between positive and negative impacts for a product.
Trade-off
Marketing
Principles of Design
Sketching
Successful Advertising _____________. (Select as many as apply)
Identifies the target audience
Demonstrates how the product can be used to solve a problem
Promotes advancements technologies
Authentic and creative; connects with audience
The rate of technological development is __________.
Rapidly decreasing
Rapidly increasing
Slowly decreasing
Slowly increasing
A new and useful tool or process is called an __________?
Culture Shift
Innovation
Invention
Tech Transfer
______________ is a series of refinements to an original idea or product.
Culture Shift
Innovation
Invention
Tech Transfer
What event from the early 1900s had the most significant impact on the development of technology?
The development of the steam power
The development of electricity
The development of the assembly line
The development of mechanical labor
Most development of technologies these days is driven by ________.
Profit Motives
Politics
Morals
Ethics
_________________ allow companies and individuals to protect their product designs from being copied and produced without their permission.
Lawsuits
Trademarks
Patents
Original Sketches
The __________ process is a systematic, iterative approach to problem-solving that promotes innovation and yields designs.
Feedback
Engineering Design Process
Experimentation
Investigation
The systematic application of mathematical, scientific, and technical principles is __________.
Scientific design
Sociological design
Engineering design
Psychological design
Engineers, architects, and others who engage in design to solve practical problems, use ______________.
Scientific knowledge and mathematical applications
Scientific knowledge and intuitions
Intuitions and parental advice
Mathematical applications and intuition
A constant related to cost must be considered when the design is seeking the following impact:
Economic
Social
Political
Aesthetic
