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WorksheetsNanotechnology [GROUP 5]
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Defined as the science of working with materials at the nanoscale (between 1 and 100 nanometers)?
Nanotechnology
Nanometer
Nanoparticle
Nanoscale
A unit of length equal to one-billionth of a meter?
Angstrom
Micrometer
Nanometer
Millimeter
The scale of measurement between 1 and 100 nanometers?
Atomic scale
Microscale
Macroscale
Nanoscale
Substance that accelerates a chemical reaction when exposed to light, for example breaking down pollutants?
Catalyst
Photocatalyst
Photovoltaic material
Semiconductor
A filtration device that uses nanoscale materials to remove contaminants and purify water?
Nanofilter
Microfilter
Nanoporous membrane
Activated carbon filter
A device combining a biological component with a detector to identify chemicals or pathogens?
Biosensor
Sensor
Transducer
Microchip
A type of microscope that uses a sharp tip to detect electrons, allowing one to see and study individual atoms?
Electron Microscope (EM)
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)
Optical Microscope
Concern that some nanoparticles may be toxic to humans and could cross the blood-brain barrier.
Technical Barrier
Economic Impact
Health Risk
Public Skepticism
Ethical dilemma asking, "How might nanotech affect privacy, equality, and human identity?" and the potential for a "nano divide."
Regulation
Environmental and Health
Politics and Markets
Society
Difficulty in mass-producing complex nanomaterials like nanowires and nanochips.
Health Risk
Technical Barrier
Environmental Risk
Economic Impact
Ethical dilemma asking, "Should all kinds of nanotech research be allowed?" and emphasizing the need for safe rules.
Society
Regulation
Environmental and Health
Personal / Human Life
The word "nano" comes from the Greek word meaning this term.
Tiny
Atom
Giant
Dwarf
Impact on jobs, production, and money systems if molecular manufacturing becomes real.
Technical Barrier
Health Risk
Economic Impact
Public Skepticism
A substance that causes pollution by contaminating air, water, or soil?
Solvent
Allergen
Byproduct
Pollutant
The fabrication approach that builds products from the atomic or molecular level.
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Top-down fabrication
Bottom-up fabrication
Nanoimprint Lithography
A new assembly approach that deposits layers one-atom-thick precisely onto a surface.
Nanoimprint Lithography
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Roll-to-Roll Processing
Atomic Layer Epitaxy
The fabrication approach that starts with large materials and trims them down to the nanoscale.
Bottom-up fabrication
Top-down fabrication
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Roll-to-Roll Processing
An example of nanotechnology application used in sunscreens, cosmetics, and scratch-proof coatings?
Medicine
Electronics
Energy
Everyday life
A type of microscope that uses beams of electrons instead of light and can magnify up to a million times?
Electron Microscope (EM)
Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Optical Microscope
A new assembly approach that creates nanoscale patterns by stamping or printing them onto a surface?
Dip Pen Lithography
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Atomic Layer Epitaxy
Nanoimprint Lithography
