WorksheetsExploring Technology Pre/Post Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A lumberjack uses an ax to extend his capabilities, the ax would be considered a ______ of technology because it extends capabilities and allows us to solve problems.
Input
Design
Technology
Output
Johannes Gutenberg __________ the printing press as it was the first of its kind.
Invented
Innovated
Communicated
Troubleshooted
Surgical procedures and x-ray machines would be considered part of the __________ technology field of study.
Information and Communication
Transportation
Medical
Agriculture and Related Biotechnologies
The process of turning trees into paper would be considered part of the __________ technology field of study.
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation
Agriculture and Related Biotechnologies
In the system of making candy, sugar would fall in which area of the system's model?
Feedback
Output
Process
Input
A company manufactures an item but does not test or evaluate the item. The company's manufacturing process would be considered what?
Open
Design
Closed
Line
Time, money, and materials are examples of the __________ needed to complete a project such as building a home.
Process
Resource
Output
Non-durable good
A product such as a car that is meant to last a long time would be considered a ______ good.
Non-durable
Soft
Flexible
Durable
A steering wheel would be part of the ______ system in a car as it allows the car to change direction.
Suspension
Propulsion
Control
Support
A hurricane would be considered a _____________ environmental problem because it is outside of the control of humans.
Human-made
Mother Nature
Nature-made
Technology-made
Decisions to develop technologies often put __________ and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.
Political
Environmental
Societal
Religious
By collecting the sun’s rays, solar panels convert the rays as a source of energy for generating _______ or heat.
Sunshine
Wind
Water
Electricity
The Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona is an example of ____________ energy.
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydropower
Wind
In the wind turbine system, ________ would be considered the input of the system.
Sun rays
Water
Wind
Heat
When creating the drawings of any of your class projects, __________ lines are used to show the distance between two points in your drawing to allow the viewer to understand the size of your object.
Dimension
Object
Construction
Hidden
When creating a drawing, you must specify the ________ to allow the manufacturer to know the measurement type your product requires.
Design
Units
Pixels
Components
In CAD software, a __________ is an entity with two endpoints that often represents an edge or axis.
Shape
Point
Line
Feature
When creating a design, a _________ is often created to show the part, assembly, or drawing.
Model
Design
Feature
Element
During the ______________ step of the Engineering Design Process, teams use the library, internet, and experts in the field to gather information.
Brainstorming
Research Ideas/Explore Possibilities
Specify Constraints and Criteria
Communicate the Solution
When designing a product, the designers often have __________ which are limits such as time, space, and materials.
Constraints
Criteria
Add-ons
Elements
