EA Ch 1 & 2

The term science is derived from the latin word scientia, meaning "_____________________"

Intellectual property is any type of creative work that has NO financial value but is protected by law.

The application of scientific knowledge of materials and processes to benefit people is called

How do you find the volume of a box?

The economic forces that shape technology are

Is used to show how some fixed quantity is broken down into parts.

If you want to measure the amount of space occupied by an object, you would use

The Chernobyl accident that happened in 1986, occured in what city?

When comparing a ping pong ball and a golf ball, which statement is true?

The boiling point of water on the celcius scale is 212 degrees

An experiment usually contains at least _______ variables

A researcher who is responsible for bringing technology to the consumer

The independent variable is

When do you discover if your hypothesis is supported or not?

A factor that does not change when other variables change is called a(n)

Examples of Intellectual Property would include

Which of the following is true regarding performance testing?

Constants change throughout the experiment.

A hypothesis is

What type of graph shows a relationship between variables over time.

The size of the unit you measure with will depend on the size of the object being measured.

Which statement is true regarding developing countries?

Why do scientists often graph their results?

An organized set of investigation procedures is called

The standard by which the test results can be compared is called a(n)

Trademark laws

What are constraints?

What does disease prevention today look like?

Which type of graph is useful for comparing information collected by counting

Money that is raised through events such as races and telethons happen in organizations called

If I wanted to measure the length of my pencil in SI units, I would use

A full scale model that is used to test a new product such as a new car design or a new airplane product.

How can people support the develpment of technology?

SI prefixes are easy to use, because they are based on multiples of

The needs for technology are different throughout the world.

What is a derived unit?

The SI unit for length is

The three major categories of science are

When you analyze the data, you should

The SI unit for time is the

The measurement of the quantity of matter in an object is

What is a standard?

Scientific techniques, including genetic engineering, that are used to create, improve, or modify plants & animals.

You can test a hypothesis by

For most scientific work, temperature is measured on the

A device or collection of devices that monitors a system. This device makes corrections to keep the system operating.

Plant A is given water while Plant A is given fertilizer and water. Which plant is the control?

Responsible Technology includes

Products must meet ethical or moral standards in their production, testing and use.

What is the dependent variable?