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Technology Resources

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The application of knowledge, skill, raw materials, tools, and energy to create products and services.

a)

Technology

b)

Telescopes

c)

Machines

d)

Screw

2.

Natural resources used to create products or tools.

a)
Finished products
b)
Byproducts
c)
Raw materials
d)
Waste materials
3.

What is a resource?

a)

Only those things found in the ground

b)

anything that make changes in our lives

c)

only those things found in the oceans

4.

Devices that increase the ability to perform work.

a)

Rainbows

b)

Clouds

c)
Tools
d)

Space

5.

Materials or other assets that provide help or aid in creating technology.

a)
Devices
b)
Resources
c)
Gadgets
d)
Tools
6.

Examples of SIMPLE Technology:

a)

Cars, Cell phones, and Computers

b)

Wheels and Straws

7.

Which of the following is NOT considered technology?

a)

car

b)

leaf

c)

shovel

d)

book

8.

Money, credit, or property used to invest in the development of technology or inventions.

a)

Capital

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Computers

d)

Gear

9.

Using technological and scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Engineering

d)

Mathematics

10.

The source of power needed to run technological systems.

a)
Energy
b)
Data
c)

Clouds

d)
Software
11.
Which one of the following is not one of the five areas of technology?
a)
Production
b)
Bio-Technology
c)
Communication and Information 
d)

Weather

12.

Raw materials that occur in nature and can be used to develop technology, like wood, water, or minerals.

a)
Natural resources
b)
Synthetic materials
c)
Processed goods
d)
Artificial resources
13.

Basic mechanical devices that change direction, speed, or force, such as wheels, levers, and pulleys.

a)
Hydraulic systems
b)
Electrical devices
c)
Simple machines
d)
Complex machines
14.

A simple machine consisting of a round wheel attached to a central shaft.

a)
Inclined plane
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and axle
d)
Lever
15.

A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a rope or chain, used to lift heavy objects.

a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Pulley
16.

A simple machine that splits objects apart, often shaped like a triangle.

a)
screw
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
lever
17.

An inclined plane wrapped around a central rod, used to hold objects together or lift materials.

a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
lever
18.

Man-made materials created through chemical processes not found in nature.

a)
Biodegradable materials
b)
Natural fibers
c)
Recycled substances
d)
Synthetic materials
19.

A wheel with teeth that fits together with other gears to transmit motion without slipping.

a)
pulley
b)
lever
c)
axle
d)
gear
20.

A simple machine that splits objects apart, often shaped like a triangle.

a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
screw
21.

What does 'Resources' refer to?

a)

Items in excess

b)

Historical artifacts

c)

Supplies wanted or needed by humans

d)

Natural phenomena