WorksheetsFoT Units 15-17 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
(U15) Engineering design and management of agricultural systems requires a strong knowledge in which of the following areas?
Mechanical subsystems
Celestial systems
Human systems
Artificial ecosystems
(U15) The process of controlling soil erosion, reducing sediment in waterways, conserving water, and improving the water quality is called _____.
Recycling
Conservation
Aquaculture
Hydraulics
(U15) What is most of the research and development in the biotechnology industry today being used to create?
Weapons and warfare
Crops and pharmaceuticals
Fatter livestock
Cows that produce more milk
(U15) What statement best describes biomass energy?
Energy produced from steam and hot water
Energy produced from fossil fuels
Energy produced by humans through exercising
Energy produced from plant and animal waste
(U15) What technique should be used when trying to evaluate the results of altering natural systems?
Interrogation
Trial run
Forecasting
Experimentation
(U15) Which of these technologies has been used to significantly improve the health and well being of humans, plants, and animals?
Structural technologies
Weaponry technologies
Natural technologies
Chemical technologies
(U15) Which one of the following best describes a renewable energy source?
Fossil fuels
Propane gas
Petroleum goods
Agricultural products
(U15) Who holds the responsibility for regulating the marketing and safety of agriculture products and systems?
Farm bureaus and cooperatives
Departments of natural resources
Local, state, and federal governments
Horticultural foundation and trust associations
(U16) Energy is defined as the ability to do _____.
Tasks
Labor
Work
Movement
(U16) The statement "Energy cannot be created nor destroyed; however it can be converted from one form to another" is one definition in which law?
Ohm's Law
Newton's Laws of Motion
Watt's Law
Law of Conservation of Energy
(U16) Thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical, chemical, and nuclear all describe forms of _____.
Force
Power
Resistance
Energy
(U16) What three things does a power system need to have?
Energy source, a process, and loads
Force, resistance, and wattage
Mobility, repeatability, and intelligence
Efficiency, longevity, and consistency
(U16) Why has it been impossible to make an engine that is 100% efficient?
No one has a need for it yet
There will always be heat loss
Advances in materials science lag
It costs too much to make
(U16) Energy _____ can be renewable or non-renewable.
Storage
Resources
Demands
Disposal
(U17) What are communication systems mainly used for?
Supplying voltage, current, and resistance to homes
Moving people, goods, and services
Producing, manipulating, and shipping matter
Informing, entertaining, and controlling purposes
(U17) Dialing 911 on the telephone for an emergency is an example of which component of a communication system?
Output
Process
Input
Feedback
(U17) The Internet, word processing, spreadsheet software, and CAD all required some skills in knowing how to use what technological device?
Countersink
Compacter
Computer
Crowbar
(U17) There are two categories for communicating information, electronic and what?
Graphic
Alternative
Open-loop
Geo-thermal
(U17) Two people talking on the cell phone to one another is an example of what kind of information transfer in a communication system?
Machine to machine
Person to person
Person to machine
Machine to person
(U17) What is the best means for quickly communicating worldwide with international travelers?
Symbols
Trademarks
Newspapers
Billboards
(U17) What is the general purpose of flow charts, drawings, graphics, symbols, spreadsheets, graphs, time charts, and World Wide Web pages?
Producing
Communicating
Designing
Testing
(U17) What technology system is made up of a source, encoder, transmitter, decoder, storage, retrieval, and destination?
Transportation system
Manufacturing system
Communication system
Bio-technology system
(U17) _____ is communication at a distance through electronic means.
Encryption
Web surfing
Virtual reality
Telecommunication
