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Quiz on Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of the natural world through observation and experiments called?

a)

Science

b)

Mathematics

c)

Engineering

d)

Technology

2.

Which field uses scientific knowledge to design and build tools, machines, and systems?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Engineering

d)

Biology

3.

What are the tools and machines created by engineering to solve problems or improve life called?

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Literature

d)

Art

4.

Which of the following is a positive impact of science and technology on society?

a)

Habitat loss

b)

Vaccines improving health

c)

Electronic waste

d)

Pollution from factories

5.

How can science and technology influence the natural world negatively?

a)

Connecting people worldwide

b)

Resource depletion

c)

Improving health

d)

Reducing pollution

6.

What is an example of a challenge or negative impact of technology?

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Communication technologies

c)

Electronic waste

d)

Vaccines

7.

What must scientists and engineers consider when developing new technologies?

a)

Popularity

b)

Safety and ethics

c)

Speed of development

d)

Cost and profit

8.

What role do laws and regulations play in the use of new technologies?

a)

They increase profits

b)

They protect people and the environment

c)

They make technologies more expensive

d)

They slow down innovation

9.

Which of the following is an example of a positive impact of renewable energy?

a)

Causing habitat loss

b)

Fighting climate change

c)

Increasing pollution

d)

Depleting resources

10.

What is a potential ethical issue in genetic engineering?

a)

Increasing pollution

b)

Creating new jobs

c)

Improving communication

d)

Privacy concerns

11.

How can science help us understand nature better?

a)

Through climate science and biology

b)

By depleting resources

c)

By creating pollution

d)

By causing habitat loss

12.

What is a benefit of communication technologies?

a)

Connecting people worldwide

b)

Causing electronic waste

c)

Depleting natural resources

d)

Increasing pollution

13.

What is a challenge associated with electronic waste?

a)

Reducing pollution

b)

Connecting people

c)

Harming the environment

d)

Improving health

14.

What is an example of how science and technology can improve quality of life?

a)

Causing habitat loss

b)

Creating pollution

c)

Depleting resources

d)

Advancements in medicine

15.

What should society consider when using new technologies?

a)

How to increase their popularity

b)

How to slow down their development

c)

How to make them more expensive

d)

How to use them responsibly

16.
Dishwashers and dryers are new technologies. Which is a way that these appliances changed people's lives?
a)
they make dishes and clothes last longer
b)
they never break, so people do not have to worry about them
c)
they make chores take longer because these appliances must be watched
d)
they make these chores take less time, which lets people do other things
17.

Which technology was crucial for the development of the first mobile phones in the 1980s?

a)

Transistors

b)

Vacuum tubes

c)

Microprocessors

d)

Optical fibers

18.

The Johnson family decided to purchase a new vehicle. An important feature they searched for was four-wheel drive, because four-wheel drive works well in snow. Why is the invention of four-wheel drive a kind of technology?

a)

It solves the problem of increasing vehicle size.

b)

It meets the needs of drivers.

c)

It protects the environment.

d)

It decreases safety.

19.

A scientist is constructing a device that will predict exactly where hurricanes will travel. This device could save many lives but will be extremely expensive. Which term describes the high cost of this device?

a)

benefit

b)

criteria

c)

constraint

d)

technology

20.

Science and technology are related to each other. Which of the statements below best describes the relationship?

a)

Technology is a branch of natural science.

b)

Science is a branch of technology.

c)

Advances in science may lead to advances in technology and vice versa.

d)

Science and technology are not related.