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What is Technology?
What is Technology?
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History of technology/types of technology and how they are used.
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Technology can have a negative impact on people and the environment.
False
True
2
Medical Knowledge is about how to treat _____ and maintain the _____ of living beings.
health/diseases
one another/happiness
medicine/cost
diseases/health
3
Drawings may be as simple as a sketch of a designer's idea.
FALSE
TRUE
4
A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work is a ____.
invention
manufactured good
product
5
Society is the relationship among groups of humans.
FALSE
TRUE
6
Technology can improve personal lives by providing efficient ______.
transportation
doctors
money
food
7
Something you have to have to survive is a _____.
need
P4 game system
phone
8
A blue-print is an example of a technical drawing.
False
True
9
Medical Knowledge is about how to treat _____ and maintain the _____ of living beings.
health/diseases
diseases/health
medicine/cost
one another/happiness
10
Technology has its own vocabulary.
False
True
11
Assessing is a plan for a device or product.
TRUE
FALSE
12
Participating in Boy Scouts is an example of humanities knowledge.
True
False
13
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Manufacturing
Humanities
Agricultural
Scientific
14
_____ knowledge describes the plant/animal kingdom, land, air, & water.
Agricultural
Scientific
Humanities
Descriptive
15
Using corn to make fuel is an example of manufacturing knowledge.
False
True
16
Something to make our lives easier is known as a ______.
need
maid
want
17
Sending a text message to a friend is an example of ______ knowledge.
Energy
Scientific
Information/Communication
Descriptive
18
A plow is used to till the soil.
FALSE
TRUE
19
Designers use technological knowledge to select devices to fit their needs.
TRUE
FALSE
20
A blue-print is an example of a technical drawing.
False
True
21
People can travel faster with the use of the steam engines.
TRUE
FALSE
22
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Transportation
Scientific
Agricultural
Energy
23
There are 5 types of knowledge.
FALSE
TRUE
24
The signs & symbols people use to communicate with one another.
Speech
Vocabulary
Language
25
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Scientific
Energy
Information/Communication
26
New technological words are developed every day.
FALSE
TRUE
27
This is an example of _________.
Descriptive Knowledge
Construction Knowledge
Medical Knowledge
Transportation Knowledge
28
Computer systems are not allowed when designing technical drawings.
TRUE
FALSE
29
Cavemen designed basic tools from sharpened _____ tied to sticks, axes, & hammers.
bones
metal
stones
wood
30
The invention of the ____ was followed by the development of tools to gather/harvest crops.
steam engine
cotton gin
tractor
plow
31
Crude means basic.
TRUE
FLASE
32
_______ can be a person, asset, material, or money which can be used to accomplish a goal.
Input
Resource
Process
33
Descriptive knowledge describes shapes and people.
True
False
34
This is an example of __________.
Transporation Knowledge
Manufacturing Knowledge
Agricultrual Knowlegde
35
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Scientific
Descriptive
Humanities
36
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Manufacturing
Humanities
Medicial
Scientific
37
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Humanities
Descriptive
Scientific
38
Technology plays a part in everyone's ________________.
opinion
life
family
career
39
Technology is created by the _____ actions of people.
educated
smart
quick
purposeful
40
Writing an essay for your ELA class is an example of INFORMATION/COMMUNICATION knowledge.
False
True
41
The plant and animal kingdom are examples of humanities knowledge.
False
True
42
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Medical
Agriculture
Construction
Manufacturing
43
The signs & symbols people use to communicate with one another.
Speech
Language
Vocabulary
44
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Energy
Scientific
Transportation
45
New technological words are developed every day.
TRUE
FALSE
46
Using cotton to make clothing is an example of manufacturing knowledge.
True
False
47
Water pumps can move water from one location to another.
TRUE
FALSE
48
Cures for dieseases can be provided to decrease ______________________.
taxes
homelessness
poverity
health risks
49
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Humanities
Medical
Technological
50
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Transportation
Energy
Scientific
51
Cavemen used prehistoric guns to hunt for food.
FALSE
TRUE
52
Dams are simple devices used to make water sink to the lowest ground level.
FALSE
TRUE
53
Using cotton to make clothing is an example of manufacturing knowledge.
False
True
54
Machines can only be used to help with hard labor.
TRUE
FALSE
55
Irrigation is the movement of water.
TRUE
FALSE
56
The effect or influence of one thing on another.
Science
Society
Impact
57
This is an example of ________.
Descriptive Knowledge
Agricultural Knowledge
Information/Communication Knowledge
Energy Knowledge
58
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Information/Communication
Technological
Energy
59
Some inventions have caused problems such as ________________.
global warming
crime
all of the above
unemployment
60
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Construction
Manfacturing
Agricultural
61
Water pumps can move water from one location to another.
TRUE
FALSE
62
Drawings may be as simple as a sketch of a designer's idea.
FALSE
TRUE
63
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Transportation
Scientific
Energy
Agricultural
64
A windmill is an example of ENERGY knowledge.
False
True
65
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Humanities
Energy
Scientific
Descriptive
66
A roller coaster is an example of transportation knowledge.
True
False
67
Assess means to decide or determine.
TRUE
FALSE
68
_____ use technological knowledge to create/improve products and systems.
Tech Support
Designers
Consumers
Producers
69
Using trees to make paper is an example of manufacturing knowledge.
False
True
70
This is an example of __________.
Agricultrual Knowlegde
Manufacturing Knowledge
Transporation Knowledge
71
Technology is the hardware that changes life for ____________________.
ever/ever
better/worse
good/bad
72
Assessing is a plan for a device or product.
TRUE
FALSE
73
What type of KNOWLEDGE is this?
Information/Commuincation
Humanities
Descriptive
74
Skills and knowledge from one project cannot be applied to another
FALSE
TRUE
75
Technology is the result of human _____
ambition
control
vision
all of the above
76
Technology produces tools and equipment
True
False
77
Knowledge about using machines/sytems to move people and cargo.
Construction
Manufacturing
Technological
Transportation
78
This is an example of _________.
Energy Knowledge
Technological Knowledge
Descriptive Knowledge
Transportation Knowledge
79
Technology produces tools and equipment.
FALSE
TRUE
80
Technology has its own ___ and ways of _____.
time/vocabulary
history/communicating
theory/communicating
81
Information/Communication knowledge collects, _____, and _____ info & ideas.
exchange/changes
process/exchange
process/changes
82
Participating in Boy Scouts is an example of humanities knowledge.
True
False
83
This is an example of ________.
Manufacturing Knowledge
Humanities Knowledge
Scientific Knowledge
84
A band-aid is an example of ______ knowledge
Scientific
Medical
Manufacturing
85
A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work is a ____.
manufactured good
invention
product
