True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Because they ensure that an entire system functions properly, controls are
complex devices.
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A
ladder is an example of a technological invention.
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Biologists, chemists, and physicists are all technologists.
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When
technologists can’t include everything they want in a design, they are forced to make
trade-offs, exchanges of options for better ones.
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Technologically literate people understand how technological processes work and
how products are made.
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6.
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Large
technological systems are typically more complex than small ones.
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Patent laws and labor unions developed as a result of the changes that occurred during
the Agricultural Era.
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8.
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Many
tools and discoveries during the Agricultural Era had to do with growing and harvesting
crops.
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9.
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The
conflict between technology and the environment is a relatively recent problem.
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10.
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The
Stone Age followed immediately after the Bronze Age.
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11.
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We
distinguish the early eras of human civilization by the types of materials used to make
tools.
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12.
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The
Industrial Revolution began in England during the late 1700s.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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To
observe and record the events around them, scientists use the process of
____________________. a. | technology | b. | scientific
inquiry | c. | scientific literacy | d. | designing | | |
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The
desired level of fuel efficiency of a new car is a project ____________________. a. | requirement | b. | trade-off | c. | control | d. | system | | |
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Technology extends people’s natural ____________________. a. | resources | b. | abilities | c. | inclinations | d. | innovations | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT an example of a new problem created by existing technology? a. | illness caused
by contaminated food | b. | noise pollution from automobile
traffic | c. | waste created by disposable products | d. | eyestrain from
computer use | | |
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A
household thermostat provides ____________________ to a furnace about its operation. a. | requirements | b. | processing control | c. | feedback | d. | systematic information | | |
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Technology deals with the human-made world; science studies
____________________. a. | the effects of technology | b. | the natural
world | c. | the real world | d. | the world’s
biological processes | | |
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The
____________________ allowed the force of a river or stream to be used to grind grain into
flour. a. | water
wing | b. | water
wheel | c. | aqueduct | d. | mill | | |
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During the Stone Age, people lived ____________________ lives, wandering from place to
place. a. | agricultural | b. | cultivated | c. | nomadic | d. | efficient | | |
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The
Information Age began around ____________________. a. | the early
1900s | b. | the late 1700s | c. | the
1940s | d. | 3,000 B.C. | | |
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____________________ laws provide financial compensation to inventors for their
ideas. a. | Patent | b. | Systemic | c. | Inventor | d. | Labor | | |
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Richard Arkwright’s first manufacturing system processed
____________________. a. | iron ore | b. | wheat | c. | corn | d. | cotton | | |
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The
principal advantage of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is
____________________. a. | speed | b. | maneuverability | c. | fuel economy | d. | cost | | |
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Matching
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Match each term with the correct definition below. a. | technology | f. | processes | b. | innovation | g. | control | c. | system | h. | feedback | d. | resource | i. | designing | e. | optimization | j. | requirements | | | | |
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a
series of steps by which resources are changed into desired products
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any
type of supply, service, or support used to make a system work
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group
of interrelated parts that work together to produce a desired result
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28.
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improvement of an invention over time
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features that define the performance of a system
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makes
use of human knowledge to convert resources into goods and services
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the
process of creating and planning
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information about the output of a system that can be used to adjust it
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33.
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a
device that is used to adjust the operation of a system
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34.
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the
process of making alternatives work as well as they can
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Match each term with the correct definition below. a. | alloy | f. | factory
system | b. | smelting | g. | exponential rate of change | c. | aqueduct | h. | hybrid electric
vehicles | d. | industrial revolution | i. | ethical dilemma | e. | coke | j. | linear rate of
change | | | | |
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35.
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mixture of two or more metals
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36.
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amount of change increases by multiplication
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37.
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amount of change increases by addition
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38.
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channel built to carry water
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39.
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melting iron ore to take out impurities
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40.
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way
of work in which people make goods using machines rather than by hand
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carbon-like substance that comes from coal; used in iron manufacture
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42.
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era
in which human and animal muscle power were replaced by machines
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43.
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vehicle that combines a gasoline engine with an electric motor and
battery
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44.
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difficult decision about whether something is right or wrong
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