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What is the World Wide Web?
Scientists use robotic animals to study
Progress....At What Price?
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Scientists use robotic animals to study
the earth's tilt
microscopes
the behavior of real animals
the arrangement of the planets
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What is the World Wide Web?
a way to quickly send emails to others
a website about computer networks
a tool used to instant message others
a computer-based network of computers
3
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
International Space Station
Apollo II
MIR
Sputnik I
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What was the first use of the World Wide Web?
to help scientists communicate with each other
to solve mathematical problems
to help scientists search information
to publish books
5
After the _______________ was invented, computers became smaller, faster, and cheaper.
manufacturing
microchip
space station
inventor
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Look at the picture. This shows the International Space Station. What is the arrow pointing to?
solar array wings that supply power
crew quarters
wings that hold equipment
laboratory modules
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The __________ makes information from all over the world accessible on the computer.
space station
assembly line
theories
World Wide Web
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Which of the following id the best definition of technology?
developing new inventions
using machines to do work
designing tools to improve life
using scientific knowledge for a purpose
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How were steam engines first used?
to power boats
to operate diesel engines
to operate machines in factories and mines
to power trains
10
Which invention made it possible for many more people to buy cars.
gasoline powered motors
the assembly line
manufacturing computers
the internal combustion engine
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Which of the following led to the invention of the assembly line?
computer
automobile
steam engine
safety bicycle
12
The car industry revolutionized in the early 1900s by the use of
electric motor
the steam engine
CDs
safety bicycles
13
What invention led to the invention of DVDs
plasma televisions
cellular phones
PDAs
CDs
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A(n)______________ is someone who uses scientific knowledge for a purpose.
World Wide Web
inventor
manufacturing
assembly line
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Someone who uses a new technology to develop a new device or process is called a(n)
inventor
space station
micorchip
manufacturing
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Which invention made computers to be more affordable and process information very quickly?
microchip
World Wide Web
the vacuum tube
steam engine
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A(n) __________________ allows people to work in space for long periods of time.
theory
concepts
dishwasher
Space station
18
Airplanes like this one, lead to the development of
a faster steam engine
commercial airliners
magnetic force technology
an energy efficient electric engine.
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Nanobots are
the first set of space ships launched
the newest dishwashers on the market
extremely small robots that can move on their own
tiny planets
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Dishwashers, cell phones, microwaves are examples are a result of _________________.
technology
World Wide Web
cars
space station
