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STS _PRELIM

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

It refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as the organized body of knowledge gained through such research

a)

Science

b)

Society

c)

Technology

d)

STS

2.

Where does the word technology come from?

a)

Latin words ‘techne’ and ‘logia’

b)

Greek words ‘techne’ and ‘logia’

c)

Spanish words ‘techne’ and ‘logia’

d)

German words ‘techne’ and ‘logia’

3.

It involves the design or products, systems, and processes that affect the quality of life:

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Society

d)

STS

4.

It is the interdisciplinary study of the interaction of science and technology with society and culture:

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Society

d)

STS

5.

The invention of television in the late 1950s and early 1960s are important means of filling leisure time. This describes:

a)

science - society relation

b)

science - technology relation

c)

technology - society relation

d)

all of these

6.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek developed the microscope and Robert Hooke successfully described the crystal structure of snowflakes. This describes:

a)

science - technology relation

b)

technology - society relation

c)

science - society relation

d)

all of these

7.

Google makes searching for answers more convenient and faster than finding answers to library. Which of the following best describes this interaction?

a)

technology-society interaction

b)

science-technology interaction

c)

science-society interaction

d)

no interaction

8.

1. Scientia means..

a)

Predict

b)

Explain

c)

Knowledge

d)

Understand

9.

He improved the telescope and invented the thermometer

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

10.

This is the period where the transformation of new machine processes arise

a)

17th Century

b)

18th Century

c)

19th Century

d)

2oth Century

11.

He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity.

a)

Paulo Campos

b)

Angel Alcala

c)

Ame Garong

d)

Gavino Trono

12.

He discovers LUNASIN, a peptide found in the seeds of common crops that have an uncommon function to prevent cancer.

a)

Raymundo Punogbayan

b)

Gavino Trono

c)

Proceso Alcala

d)

Benito Lumen

13.

First Filipino scientist to engage incomprehensive studies concerning Philippine reptiles and amphibians.

a)

Paulo Campos

b)

Proceso Alcala

c)

Angel Alcala

d)

Alfredo Galang

14.

Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines

a)

Paulo Campos

b)

Dioscoro Umali

c)

Diosdado Banatao

d)

Raymundo Punongbayan

15.

He was the first to report the occurrence of "ice-ice" disease which has caused tremendous loss of biomass in seaweed farms.

a)

Gavino Trono

b)

Ricardo Sigua

c)

Raymundo Punongbayan

d)

Proceso Alcala

16.

He created the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.

a)

Angel Alcala

b)

Raymundo Punongbayan

c)

Dioscoro Umali

d)

Paulo Campos

17.

He was known by many as the "Bill Gates of the Philippines."

a)

Diosdado Banatao

b)

Dioscoro Umali

c)

Ame Garong

d)

Ricardo Sigua

18.

He is known for his exceptional research knowledge and skills in mitigating natural hazards involving volcanoes and earthquakes, and in helping save thousands of lives during the explosive eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1992.

a)

Diosdado Banatao

b)

Ricardo Sigua

c)

Gavino Trono

d)

Raymundo Punongbayan

19.

He pursued relentlessly on his advocacy for and dedication to agricultural development, particularly organic agriculture in the Congress.

a)

Ricardo Sigua

b)

Proceso Alcala

c)

Alfredo Galang

d)

Baldomero Umali

20.

Investigates the use of banana flour as a wheat flour extender in pandesal and doughnut.

a)

Ame Garong

b)

Maria Ligaya Braganza

c)

Diosdado Banatao

d)

Benito Lumen

21.

A Filipino chemist who discovers many cone snail toxins is important for neuroscience.

a)

Paulo Campos

b)

Baldomero Olivera

c)

Dioscoro Banatao

d)

Benito Lumen

22.

He was recognized for his "vision and continuing effort to transformmindsets towards a wholesome, orderly, and sustainabletransportation and mobility by having implemented the path-breakingprinciple of road-sharing in the Academic Oval of the UP Diliman, whichhas ignited hope and has opened the imagination of the people to thepossibilities in re-shaping urban design for a better Filipinocommunity."

a)

Ricardo Sigua

b)

Dioscoro Umali

c)

Ame Garong

d)

Diosdado Banatao

23.

Published a book called "Ancient Filipino Diet".

a)

Alfredo Galang

b)

Ame Garong

c)

Angel Alcala

d)

Maria Ligaya Braganza

24.

Developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip

a)

Ame Garong

b)

Dioscoro Umali

c)

Baldomero Olivera

d)

Diosdado Banatao

25.

He also established the largest phycological herbarium in the country.

a)

Ame Garong

b)

Proceso Alcala

c)

Rigardo Sigua

d)

Gavino Trono

26.

What is the Latin word for 'science'?

a)

technologia

b)

scientia

c)

societas

d)

scire

27.

Which of the following is an example of technology?

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Smartphones

28.

What does the term 'society' refer to?

a)

A collection of tools and machines

b)

The application of scientific knowledge

c)

A systematic enterprise that builds knowledge

d)

A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction

29.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between science and technology?

a)

Technology drives scientific research

b)

Science and technology are the same

c)

Technology has no impact on science

d)

Science is independent of technology

30.

What is the primary focus of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Scientific research

b)

Digital technology

c)

Agricultural advancements

d)

Industrial advancements

31.

Which of the following is a contemporary issue related to technology?

a)

Biological classification

b)

Scientific experimentation

c)

Digital divide

d)

Quantum computing

32.

What does the Latin word 'socius' mean?

a)

Knowledge

b)

Innovation

c)

Association

d)

Craft

33.

Which of the following is NOT an example of science?

a)

Physics

b)

Biology

c)

Smartphones

d)

Chemistry

34.

What is the meaning of the Greek word 'techne'?

a)

Knowledge

b)

Experimentation

c)

Art, craft, skill

d)

Community

35.

Which of the following figures is associated with the Digital Age?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Isaac Newton

36.

What is a key aspect of the relationship between society and technology?

a)

Technology shapes societal norms

b)

Society and technology are unrelated

c)

Society has no influence on technology

d)

Technology is irrelevant to society

37.

What is one of the future prospects mentioned in the previous discussion?

a)

Industrial machinery

b)

Quantum computing

c)

Agricultural tools

d)

Traditional crafts

38.

What does the term 'environmental impact' refer to?

a)

The effect of technology on society

b)

The effect of technology on the environment

c)

The effect of society on science

d)

The effect of science on technology

39.

What is the primary purpose of education in the context of future prospects?

a)

To promote traditional crafts

b)

To address societal challenges

c)

To limit technological advancements

d)

To enhance scientific knowledge

40.

Which of the following is a significant challenge in the field of artificial intelligence?

a)

Historical analysis

b)

Data privacy

c)

Quantum mechanics

d)

Biological diversity

41.

is the study of how society, politics, and culture affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture

a)

Science, technology and society studies

b)

Mathematics

c)

Social Studies

d)

Psychology

42.

It refers to a system of acquiring knowledge which uses observation and experimentation

a)

Education

b)

Mathematics

c)

Science

d)

Social Studies

43.

Science will try to discover facts and relationships and then tries to create theories that makes sense of these facts and relationships.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

TECHNOLOGY is the application of scientific knowledge to the technical aims of human life.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Science is THEORY and technology is PRACTICE.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Science is the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world through systematic observation and experiments. Through science, we develop new technologies.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which term is used when we attempt to explain pattern?

a)

Law

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Theory

d)

Conclusion

48.

Which explanation best describes why theories can change?

a)

Scientist are always learning new things

b)

More money is needed for research

c)

Scientist like to make kids learn new things

d)

Textbooks need to be uploaded

49.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

50.

_______ involve using your five senses to gather data and information about the world around you.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

51.

_______ are statements that forecast what might happen in the future.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

52.

_______ are explanations that use observations to draw conclusions.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

53.

The "Cherry with Pit" of the atom model was created by -

a)

Bohr

b)

Millikan

c)

Schrodinger

d)

Rutherford

54.

The "Billiard Ball" of the atom model was created by -

a)

Bohr

b)

Dalton

c)

Schrodinger

d)

Rutherford

55.

The "Plum Pudding" model of the atom was created by -

a)

Bohr

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

56.

The "Cotton Ball" model of the atom was created by -

a)

Bohr

b)

Schrodinger

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

57.

The "Planetary" model of the atom was created by -

a)

Bohr

b)

Schrodinger

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

58.
This was the first model of the atom ever proposed. It was simple and described atoms as tiny spheres that could not be broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
Democritus's model of the atom
b)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
c)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
59.

This model added on to previous models by showing electrons existed at certain "energy levels". It is often called the Planetary Model.

a)
The "Bohr Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
The "Plumb Pudding Model" of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
60.
This model this model was the first to show a nucleus, consisting of protons and neutron.  Electrons surround the nucleus but are not shown in distinct energy levels. 
a)

The "Cherry with a Pit Model" by Rutherford

b)

The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom by Thomson

c)

The "Quantum Mechanical Modell" of the atom by Heisenberg

d)
Democritus's model of the atom
61.
This model was developed after J.J. Thompson discovered electrons, a particle smaller than an atom. Is shows electrons floating freely in a positive space.
a)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
Democritus's model of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
62.

Who proposed the idea was of an indivisible particle of matter he called "atomos"?

a)
John Dalton
b)
Aristotle
c)
Democritus
d)
Plato
63.

Who determined that the atom had a nucleus?

a)
Democritus
b)
Robert Millikan
c)
James Chadwick
d)
Ernest Rutherford
64.

Who determined that the center of the atom was positive and named it the "nucleus"?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

65.

Who proposed that electrons move around the nucleus in circular orbits?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

66.

Technology makes our work....

a)

Easy and Fast

b)

Slow and difficult

67.

A robot sensors work like ____________

a)

act like eyes and ears

b)

act like muscles

c)

act like torso

d)

act like arms

68.

Controller act like ______________

a)

eyes and ears

b)

muscles

c)

brain of a robot

d)

arms

69.

Who made significant contributions to the discovery of DNA's structures?

a)

A.) Ada Lovelace

b)

B.) Rosalind Franklin

c)

C.) Carl Linnaeus

d)

D.) Nikola Tesla

70.

He is known as the "Father of Modern Taxomy"

a)

A.) Nikola Tesla

b)

B.) Isaac Newton

c)

C.) Charles Darwin

d)

D.) Carl Linnaeus

71.

Who is considered the first computer programmer?

a)

A.) Charles Darwin

b)

B.) Rosalind Franklin

c)

C.) Ada Lovelace

d)

D.) Pythagoras

72.

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

73.

Galileo Galilei is know as the Father of Physics

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

Marie Curie was a polish born scientist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

75.

An inventor is someone who

a)

cooks in a restaurant

b)

creates something new to solve problems

c)

is a teacher

d)

makes good decisions

76.

Thomas Edison is best known for

a)

inventing the lightbulb.

b)

inventing crayons.

c)

inventing peanuts.

d)

making $40,000

77.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

78.

Who invented soap?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

79.

Who invented the phonograph?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

80.

Who invented the lightbulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

81.

Who invented ink?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

82.

Who is famous for his experiments with electricity and is known for inventing the lightning rod and bifocals?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Edison

83.

Who is famous for the Theory of Relativity ?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Edwin Hubble

84.

Nicolaus Copernicus

a)

thought that the sun was the centre

of the Solar system, not earth.

b)

invented electrical batteries.

c)

is best known for discovering radioactivity

which is used medically in x-rays.

d)

studied gravity and developed three laws of motion.

85.

This famous scientist is best known for discovering radioactivity which is used medically in x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams and to destroy cancer cells.

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Mary Anning

86.

Timothy Berners-Lee

a)

invented the World Wide Web.

b)

invented the telephone.

c)

invented the light bulb.

d)

invented the telescope.

87.

Printing shops had become very numerous and the number of printed books had increased.

a)

Babylonian Civilization

b)

Greek Civilization

c)

Intellectual Revolution

d)

Renaissance Period

88.

They can determine whether a hunting expedition would be successful, whether a marriage would be a happy one, whether a battle would be won, etc.

a)

Babylonian Civilization

b)

Greek Civilization

c)

Roman Civilization

d)

Renaissance Period

89.

They had a little taste for basic science in its application.

a)

Greek Civilization

b)

Romantic Era

c)

Renaissance

d)

Roman Civilization

90.

They had no calendar but counted years by the period of moon and from one harvest to another.

a)

Stone Age

b)

Iron Age

c)

Pre-Spanish Era

d)

Spanish Era

91.

Which scientist is credited with the discovery of penicillin?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Gregor Mendel

92.

Which scientist is known for the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

93.

Which scientist is known for the laws of planetary motion?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Tycho Brahe

94.

Who is known for the discovery of the electron?

a)

J.J. Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

James Chadwick

95.

Who is known for the discovery of the neutron?

a)

James Chadwick

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

J.J. Thomson

96.

Which ancient Greek philosopher is known for his early contributions to the scientific method?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Pythagoras

97.

Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system, challenging the geocentric model?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Tycho Brahe

98.

Who is known for the theory of evolution by natural selection?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

d)

Alfred Russel Wallace

99.

Which scientist is known for his work on electromagnetism and the invention of the electric motor?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

James Clerk Maxwell

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Thomas Edison

100.

How did Paul Bigsby change the word of music in 1947?

a)

He invented speakers.

b)

He invented the electric guitar.

c)

He invented the electronic keyboard.