1. Which is not a way to save money on the installation of solar panels?
1. Receive tax credit for installation fees
2. Store your energy to use many years later
3. Use solar renewable energy credits
4. All of the above are ways to save money
What percentage of American’s have a notable amount of PFAS (i.e., forever chemicals) in their
body?
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25%
10%
80%
95%
Without government aid, which type of vehicle generally has the cheapest initial cost?
(Electric, gas, hybrid, or diesel)
What is the estimated cost difference between vitrification and grouting for managing
radioactive waste at the Hanford Site?
1. A) Vitrification costs about $37 billion, and grouting costs about $11–$13
billion.
2. B) Vitrification costs about $11–$13 billion, and grouting costs about $37
billion.
3. C) Both methods cost about the same.
4. D) Vitrification costs about $100 billion, and grouting costs about $50 billion.
3. What is a reason that electric cars are controversial today?
a. They have low safety ratings
b. Battery fires
c. Poor features
D. slow acceleration
Question 3, Which of the following is not a benefit of Cryptocurrency?
A. Faster transfer of wealth.
B. Stable and centralized worth
C. Little to no transaction fees
D. Immunity to inflation
Question 3: which of the following contributes to the significant cost of NTRs (nuclear
thermal propulsion)?
a.) Complex engineering design
b.) Cost to handle nuclear fuel
c.) Extra safety regulations
d.) All of the above
● Which of the following is a significant economic challenge related to K-12
STEM education?
○ A. Increased interest from students in non-STEM subjects
○ B. High initial costs for resources and specialized teacher training
○ C. Reduced need for technology investments
○ D. Minimal involvement from private companies
● Who typically contributes the most funding for K-12 STEM education initiatives?
○ A. Parents through school fees
○ B. Student clubs and organizations
○ C. Federal and state governments, private companies, and nonprofits
○ D. Local businesses exclusively
What is the current federal gas tax per gallon for gasoline?
1. 15.9 cents
2. 18.4 cents
3. 24.4 cents
4. 32.8 cents
What are some economically justifiable alternatives for road material?
1. spray-on road elixir
2. water-based polymers as aggregate
3. incorporating tire crumbs
4. all the above
What ethical questions do self-driving cars raise?
1. a) How fast should cars be allowed to drive?
2. b) Who is responsible if a self-driving car causes an accident?
3. c) How many sensors should a car have?
4. d) What color should self-driving cars be painted?
Which is not a renewable energy source?
1. Solar energy
2. Coal
3. Geothermal
4. Hydropower
Which is not a benefit of a geothermal heat pump
1. Lower reliance of nonrenewable energy
2. They do not rely on the weather to work efficiently
3. It's initial cost is expensive
4. It uses renewable energy
1.) What is one of NASA’s greatest achievements?
a) Building energy-efficient houses
b) Sending people to the Moon during the Apollo missions
c) Creating solar-powered cities
d) Making wind turbines
3.) What is the main goal of the Artemis program?
a) To find geothermal energy on the Moon
b) To lower greenhouse gas emissions
c) To build a base on the Moon for future Mars missions
d) To launch a wind-powered rocket
Which of the following is a significant challenge associated with the Clean Water Act?
1. Lack of public awareness about water pollution
2. Insufficient penalties for polluters
3. High costs of infrastructure upgrades and compliance for industries and
municipalities
4. Difficulty in monitoring water quality using modern technologies
5. All of the above
What technological advancement is mentioned as a solution to water quality challenges under
the Clean Water Act (CWA)?
1. Genetically engineered organisms for pollutant absorption
2. Green infrastructure like rain gardens and permeable pavements
3. Autonomous drones for wastewater sampling
4. Carbon capture systems for industrial emissions
5. All of the above
What is a confidentiality attack?
A cyber criminal attack
An attack against protected persons
An attack against the trustworthiness of the system’s data
An attack to find information
What is the largest cost to adopt RFID?
The large initial investment
Buying the many tags needed
Employee training
Cyberdefense
What is the main limitation of RFID?
Lack of processing power
Low range
Difficulty transferring systems
Cybersecurity
Name one industry that uses RFID?
Retail
Transportation
Surveillance
All the Above
1 What is the easiest way for a company to be hacked?
a phishing
b luring
c DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service)
2: What type of approach to cybersecurity should companies take?
a reactive
b proactive
c pretend that nothing happened and blame customers when they find their data online
3: Why would a company not want to have a proactive approach?
a. it costs more money to be proactive
b. companies may not be proactive because if they are more proactive they will be a bigger
target
c. cyber threats are exaggerated and it is completely unnecessary to invest into any
cybersecurity.