Science Chapter 18 Test

Some modern cars now run on _____.

T or F The spread of incorrect information and misinformation is not a problem for Web users.

What is a computer-based network of computers?

A _____ is a place where people can live and work in space for long periods of time.

Which invention made it possible for any more people to buy cars?

What invention led to the invention of DVDs?

What is a way of building a product in which it moves through a factory as workers add parts?

How does a scanning electron microscope help people see objects never seen before?

Solar panels on the ISS turn _____ into electrical energy.

ISS stands for International _____ Station.

The completed space station will have _____ solar array wings.

T or F Microchips have caused the cost of computers to go down.

Who is someone that uses technology to develop a new device or to solve a problem?

Gasoline used in cars comes from _____.

Modern ships use _____ engines to generate power.

Which of the following is the best definition of technology?

T or F An assembly line is a quick but expensive way to build products.

What is the production of goods on a large scale?

Rockets in the _____ Module keep the ISS in orbit.

T or F Technology can have negative effects.

What is a small piece of a computer that contains microscopic circuits?

Materials used in cars must be strong but _____.

_____ engines first operated many kinds of machines in factories.

Gasoline has ingredients in it that reduce some _____.

This is the ISS. What does the arrow point to?

Strong political differences led to _____ between USA and the Soviet Union in The Space Race.

T or F Digital cameras use film to capture images and microchips to store them.

T or F Early computers replaced mechanical parts with electrical parts.

What was the name of the first satellite in space?

Which invention made computers affordable and able to process information very quickly?

T or F A cellular phone is an example of technology, but a plastic container is not.

What is the use of scientific knowledge for a purpose?

T or F Technology can change society.

T or F The invention of the computer has had little effect on other industries.

The first man in space was _____.

During WWI and WWII, airplanes were made safer and faster. How have airplanes benefited humans?

One of the first uses of airplanes was for delivery of _____.

There are _____ in every car for safety.

How were steam engines first used?

Which of the following led to the invention of the assembly line?

The Space Shuttle is _____.

T or F The World Wide Web was 1st developed for communication between physicists (scientists).

What was the first use of the World Wide Web?