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Technology and Society

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The period from about 1,000,000 BC to about 3,000 BC, when people used stone, bones, and wood tools.

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Cooper Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Stone age

2.

The period starting around 3,000 BC during which during which people began to craft tools and weapons from bronze.

a)

Cooper Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Stone Age

3.

The period from around 1200 BC when iron came into common use.

a)

Cooper Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Stone Age

4.

An Alloy is a mixture of two or more metals

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Bronze is an example of an alloy

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The period from 8,000 BC to the 1700s when people lived off the land.

a)

Agricultural Era

b)

Industrial Age

c)

Information Age

d)

Pioneer Era

7.

The period from the late 1700s through the mid-1900s, in which human and animal muscle power was replaced by machines.

a)

Agricultural Era

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Information Revolution

d)

Pioneer Era

8.

The period from the 1950s to today, in which inventions are based on electronics and computers.

a)

Computer Age

b)

Digital Era

c)

Information Age

d)

Space Age

9.

The process of making iron from iron ore is called ________

a)

Melting

b)

Extracting

c)

Heating

d)

Smelting

10.

The first two types of metal for tools and weapons were (choose 2)

a)

titanium

b)

bronze

c)

iron

d)

nickel

11.

A channel built to carry water is called what?

a)

Aqueduct

b)

Canal

c)

Channel

d)

Duct

12.

A Factory System is a method of making products by hand.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who is known for building the aqueducts?

a)

Ancient Greeks

b)

Ancient Romans

c)

Vikings

d)

Ancient Egyptians

14.

Which two metals are combined to make bronze? (Select 2 metals)

a)

Cooper

b)

Iron

c)

Tin

d)

Gold

15.

We are currently in the Industrial Age.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Because of the Spinning Jenny, what was the primary industry that experienced major changes during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Textile

c)

Mining

d)

Transportation

17.

An ethical dilemma is a difficult decision that a person has to make about whether something is right or wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following technologies pose an ethical dilemmas? (Check all that apply)

a)

Artificial Intelligence

b)

Autonomous Vehicles

c)

Facial Recognition Technology

d)

Genetic Manipulation

19.

What was the most important source of power for the early Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

animals

c)

the windmill

d)

the dynamo

20.

A Hybrid electric vehicle (HEVs) is an example of how technology can help solve the environmental problem of pollution

a)

True

b)

False