FoT Units 5-10 Review

(U5) The alignment of technological processes with natural processes maximizes performance and reduces which kind of impact on the environment?

• positive

• negative

• political

• economic

(U5) What are; smoke stack scrubbers used in coal burning generation facilities; synthetic fuels that burn more clearly; and material separation processes that aid in recycling, all examples of?

• scientific models that were used during the Industrial Revolution

• human designed technologies to reduce the negative consequences of other technologies

• mathematical systems that are proven to be effective

• natural systems that keep the earth clean

(U5) What behaviors include such techniques as reusing, reducing, and recycling?

• construction

• collaboration

• carbonation

• conservation

(U6) Which two groups listed below are most likely to be influential in the final decision whether or not to develop a technology?

• religious zealots and explorers

• banks and financial institutions

• societal opinions and demands, in addition to corporate cultures

• political satires and stock market traders

(U7) Which period in human history puts emphasis on the processing and exchange of data?

• Information Age

• Intelligence Age

• Iron Age

• Ice Age

(U7) Which period in human history saw the development of continuous manufacturing sophisticated transportation and communication systems, advanced construction practices, and improved education and leisure time?

• Middle Ages

• Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

• Iron Age

(U7) Which period in human history saw the development of many technological devices that produced long-lasting effects on technology and society?

• Middle Ages

• Iron Age

• The Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

(U7) Which period in human history was a time of rebirth of the arts and humanities and known for significant developments in the history of technology?

• Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

• Iron Age

• Industrial Revolution

(U7) Which period in human history was defined by the use of steel as the primary materials for tools?

• Middle Ages

• Iron Age

• Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

(U8) What are the developments of new technologies most likely to create?

• retired people

• old markets

• new processes

• existing products