Technology, Tools & Skills – High School
1. Which of these technologies uses viruses or microinjection to insert specific foreign genes into an organism's genome?
A. transformation
B. genome editing
C. domestication
D. cloning
2. Which of these technologies selects male and female plants or animals with desirable traits to breed together?
A. domestication
B. genome editing
C. transformation
D. cloning
3. Which of these technologies stimulates non-reproductive cells to begin growing and developing a whole new organism?
A. cloning
B. genome editing
C. transformation
D. domestication
4. Which of these technologies uses nucleases, or "molecular sissors" to insert, replace or add specific genes into an
organism's genome at a specific place?
A. genome editing
B. domestication
C. transformation
D. cloning
5. Which technology extracts minerals from ore by dissolving them in liquid?
A. leaching
B. smelting
C. vitrifying
D. electrowinning
6. Which technology extracts minerals from ore by running current through an inert anode in a solution of dissolved
minerals?
A. electrowinning
B. leaching
C. vitrifying
D. smelting
7. Which technology extracts minerals from ore by heating them in the presence of a chemical reducing agent?
A. smelting
B. leaching
C. vitrifying
D. electrowinning
Correct Answer - A
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8. Which technology mixes calcined radioactive waste with glass for long term storage?
A. vitrification
B. smelting
C. leaching
D. electrowinning
9. Which technology relies on the creation of voltage or current in a material upon exposure to light?
A. photovoltaics
B. piezoelectricity
C. scanning probe microscopy
D. concentrated solar power
10. Which particles have the highest range of energies while still bound to an atom?
A. valence electrons
B. conduction electrons
C. leptons
D. protons
11. Which particles move freely within the atomic lattice of a conductor or semiconductor material?
A. conduction electrons
B. valence electrons
C. leptons
D. protons
12. Who uses incubators, culture dishes and cell growth media?
A. biotechnologists
B. nanoengineers
C. mining engineers
D. electrical engineers
13. Who uses scanning probe microscopy, lithography or molecular self-assembly to work with particles at the scale of a
billionth of a meter?
A. nanoengineers
B. biotechnologists
C. mining engineers
D. automotive engineers
14. Who uses explosives, pumps and drills to extract minerals from rocks?
A. mining engineers
B. nanoengineers
C. biotechnologists
D. automotive engineers
Correct Answer - A
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15. Which of these is an environmental application of biotechnology?
A. microbes that produce plastics
B. chemicals that disperse oil spills
C. lowering resistance in high power lines with nanotubules
D. semiconductor air pollution sensors
16. What kind of technology uses plastic bottles filled with water, sealed, and then embedded in roof shingles to shed light
into houses?
A. appropriate technology
B. capital-intensive technology
C. micropower technology
D. informatics
17. What is a technological approach characterized by a focus on miniturizing methods and components of energy
generation?
A. micropower technology
B. captial-intensive technology
C. appropriate technology
D. informatics
18. What is a technological approach characterized by a focus on large scale, centrally located, energy intensive
strategies?
A. capital-intensive technology
B. appropriate technology
C. micropower technology
D. informatics
19. What is a technological approach characterized by a focus on small-scale, decentralized, environmentally friendly
strategies?
A. appropriate technology
B. captial-intensive technology
C. micropower technology
D. informatics
20. Which of these is usually measured in nanometers?
A. molecules
B. cells
C. ants
D. humans
21. Which of these is an environmental application of nanotechnology?
A. making solar cells flexible enough to use as shingles
B. converting radioactive waste to non-radioactive waste
C. dispersing oil spills with chemicals
D. engineering plants to grow with less water
Correct Answer - A
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22. What is one important characteristic of nano-sized particles from an engineering stand point?
A. the high surface area to volume ratio
B. the low surface area to volume ratio
C. the high density to volume ratio
D. the low density to volume ratio
23. Which technology is able to attach to and carry toxic materials throughout the environment, including into living
organisms? (not a good thing)
A. nanotechnology
B. genetic engineering
C. piezoelectronics
D. semiconductor technology
24. Which techology results in the unintended transfer of resistance to herbicides in weed species? (not a good thing)
A. genetic engineering
B. nanotechnology
C. surfactant technology
D. semiconductor technology
25. Which techonology results in breaking up oil spills and causing the oil to be dispersed throughout the environment?
(not necessarily a good thing)
A. surfactant technology
B. nanotechnology
C. genetic engineering
D. semiconductor technology
26. Which of these is a goal-oriented process of desiging or making things to accomplish specific human purposes?
A. engineering
B. science
C. technology
D. math
27. Which of these is a systematic investigation of natural phenomena to discover underlying patterns or laws?
A. science
B. engineering
C. technology
D. math
28. Which of these is a collection of methods and tools used in concert to accomplish specific human purposes?
A. technology
B. science
C. engineering
D. math
Correct Answer - A
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29. Which of these is the study of concrete and abstract characteristics of quantities, space, structure and change?
A. math
B. technology
C. engineering
D. science
30. A fluorescent light bulb uses 14 watts (W) per hour for 10 hours (h) a day. How many kilowatt hours (kWh) does it use
in a day? Use the formula kWh = (W x h)/1000
A. 0.14
B. 1.4
C. 14
D. 140
31. An LED light bulb uses 9 watts (W) per hour for 10 hours (h) a day. How many kilowatt hours (kWh) does it use in a
day? Use the formula kWh = (W x h)/1000
A. 0.09
B. 0.9
C. 9
D. 90
32. An incandescent light bulb uses 60 watts (W) per hour for 10 hours (h) a day. How many kilowatt hours (kWh) does it
use in a day? Use the formula kWh = (W x h)/1000
A. 0.6
B. 6
C. 60
D. 600
Correct Answer - A