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Nanotechnology [GROUP 5]

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Defined as the science of working with materials at the nanoscale (between 1 and 100 nanometers)?

a)

Nanotechnology

b)

Nanometer

c)

Nanoparticle

d)

Nanoscale

2.

A unit of length equal to one-billionth of a meter?

a)

Angstrom

b)

Micrometer

c)

Nanometer

d)

Millimeter

3.

The scale of measurement between 1 and 100 nanometers?

a)

Atomic scale

b)

Microscale

c)

Macroscale

d)

Nanoscale

4.

Substance that accelerates a chemical reaction when exposed to light, for example breaking down pollutants?

a)

Catalyst

b)

Photocatalyst

c)

Photovoltaic material

d)

Semiconductor

5.

A filtration device that uses nanoscale materials to remove contaminants and purify water?

a)

Nanofilter

b)

Microfilter

c)

Nanoporous membrane

d)

Activated carbon filter

6.

A device combining a biological component with a detector to identify chemicals or pathogens?

a)

Biosensor

b)

Sensor

c)

Transducer

d)

Microchip

7.

A type of microscope that uses a sharp tip to detect electrons, allowing one to see and study individual atoms?

a)

Electron Microscope (EM)

b)

Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)

c)

Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

d)

Optical Microscope

8.

Concern that some nanoparticles may be toxic to humans and could cross the blood-brain barrier.

a)

Technical Barrier

b)

Economic Impact

c)

Health Risk

d)

Public Skepticism

9.

Ethical dilemma asking, "How might nanotech affect privacy, equality, and human identity?" and the potential for a "nano divide."

a)

Regulation

b)

Environmental and Health

c)

Politics and Markets

d)

Society

10.

Difficulty in mass-producing complex nanomaterials like nanowires and nanochips.

a)

Health Risk

b)

Technical Barrier

c)

Environmental Risk

d)

Economic Impact

11.

Ethical dilemma asking, "Should all kinds of nanotech research be allowed?" and emphasizing the need for safe rules.

a)

Society

b)

Regulation

c)

Environmental and Health

d)

Personal / Human Life

12.

The word "nano" comes from the Greek word meaning this term.

a)

Tiny

b)

Atom

c)

Giant

d)

Dwarf

13.

Impact on jobs, production, and money systems if molecular manufacturing becomes real.

a)

Technical Barrier

b)

Health Risk

c)

Economic Impact

d)

Public Skepticism

14.

A substance that causes pollution by contaminating air, water, or soil?

a)

Solvent

b)

Allergen

c)

Byproduct

d)

Pollutant

15.

The fabrication approach that builds products from the atomic or molecular level.

a)

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

b)

Top-down fabrication

c)

Bottom-up fabrication

d)

Nanoimprint Lithography

16.

A new assembly approach that deposits layers one-atom-thick precisely onto a surface.

a)

Nanoimprint Lithography

b)

Molecular Beam Epitaxy

c)

Roll-to-Roll Processing

d)

Atomic Layer Epitaxy

17.

The fabrication approach that starts with large materials and trims them down to the nanoscale.

a)

Bottom-up fabrication

b)

Top-down fabrication

c)

Molecular Beam Epitaxy

d)

Roll-to-Roll Processing

18.

An example of nanotechnology application used in sunscreens, cosmetics, and scratch-proof coatings?

a)

Medicine

b)

Electronics

c)

Energy

d)

Everyday life

19.

A type of microscope that uses beams of electrons instead of light and can magnify up to a million times?

a)

Electron Microscope (EM)

b)

Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

c)

Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)

d)

Optical Microscope

20.

A new assembly approach that creates nanoscale patterns by stamping or printing them onto a surface?

a)

Dip Pen Lithography

b)

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

c)

Atomic Layer Epitaxy

d)

Nanoimprint Lithography