Vocabulary for Science and Technology

1. The................ of the new computer system will take some time.

• study

• development

• analysis

• invention

2. Replace the word in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: Some elements change their chemical composition when mixed with water.

• combine

• analyse

• react

• change

3. When the food was ......................., it was found to contain bacteria.

• poisoned

• checked

• examined

• analysed

4. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: You are interested in modern technology.

• a technophile

• a technophobe

• a nerd

• a techie

5. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: Scientists conducted a scientific test to see how people react to different smells

• a research

• an experiment

• an examination

• a study

6. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: Sarah is studying the things which form the structure of living matter.

• molecular biology

• genetic engineering

• nuclear engineering

• microbiology

7. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: She is studying the different ways of extracting and controlling energy from atomic particles.

• cybernetics

• genetic engineering

• nuclear energy

• microbiology

8. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: He is studying how information is communicated in machines and electronic devices in comparison with how it is communicated in the brain and nervous system.

• genetic engineering

• nuclear engineering

• mechanical engineering

• cybernetics

9. There have been a sudden success in the search for a cure for cancer.

• an innovation

• a breakthrough

• an invention

• a discovery

10. Replace the words in bold with a word or expression with the same meaning: The number of years a person is likely to live has increased a great deal thanks to modern medicine and technolgy.

• longevity

• life span

• living expansion

• life expectancy