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Unit 5 - Technology and Environment Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All materials are categorized as _____ or __

a)

man‐made or synthetic

b)

renewable or exhaustible

c)

reliable or unreliable

d)

available or unavailable

2.

All materials must be grown or located in _____.

a)

nature

b)

society

c)

technology

d)

processes

3.

Once located, materials must be harvested or _____.

a)

frozen

b)

extracted

c)

packaged

d)

duplicated

4.

Proper _____ will give us a constant supply of resources.

a)

technology

b)

management

c)

harvesting

d)

materials

5.

Technological processes as well as ______ processes are used in agriculture, energy conversion, information processing and communication, construction, manufacturing, medical and transportation technologies.

a)

artificial

b)

natural

c)

biodegradable

d)

chemical

6.

The world is full of _____ and _____ that keep the planet working.

a)

inventions and innovations

b)

people and places

c)

systems and cycles

d)

causes and effects

7.

There are hundreds of materials available. They can be used in various ways to meet various human needs and wants. They are the key to our _____.

a)

prosperity

b)

employment

c)

existence

d)

pleasure

8.

_____ are a basic input to technological processes and systems.

a)

Chemicals

b)

Materials

c)

Ingredients

d)

Fuels

9.

_____ materials can be grown and harvested. Select one: a) Exhaustible b) Renewable c) Technological d) Obtainable

a)

Exhaustible

b)

Renewable

c)

Technological

d)

Obtainable

10.

_____ resources have a limited supply and cannot be replaced once they are used up. Select one: a) Nuclear b) Exhaustible c) Organic d) Natural

a)

Nuclear

b)

Exhaustible

c)

Organic

d)

Natural

11.

is the application of science for the real-world purposes

a)

Science

b)

Engineering

c)

Technology

d)

Prototype

12.

Limitations or challenges

a)

criteria

b)

constraints

c)

trade-off

d)

prototype

13.

The use of science and math to find solutions to a problem.

a)

Technology

b)

Engineering

c)

Science

d)

Trade-off

14.

The steps that engineers use to guide them to find a solution to a problem

a)

Engineering

b)

Scientific Investigations

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Constraints

15.

A sample product that is used to represent the real product

a)

Constraints

b)

Trade-off

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Prototype

16.

Spending more money to get stronger metal for a bridge is an example of

a)

Trade-off

b)

Constraints

c)

Prototype

d)

Technology

17.

In the engineering design process, which step requires to brainstorm possible solutions

a)

ask

b)

imagine

c)

plan

d)

create

18.

This step is where you will make a list of materials you will need for your prototype

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

19.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
20.
This person searches for answers to technological and natural questions to obtain knowledge of why something is the way it is.
a)
scientist 
b)
engineer
c)
technologist
21.
Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
22.
A method of coming up with alternative solutions.
a)
Brainstorming
b)
Probability
c)
Variable
d)
Iterations
23.
The process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it.
a)
Brainstorming
b)
Probability
c)
Variable
d)
Iterations
24.
The process of taking something apart and analyzing its workings in detail.
a)
Graphic Design
b)
Reverse Engineering
c)
Process
d)
Evaluation
25.

Why do engineers follow the design process?

a)

To find solutions to real life problems

b)

To understand how Earth formed

c)

To practice making measurements

d)

To use the same solution for every problem