Time-Traveling Safety Inspectors
In the Victorian era, young children climbed inside narrow chimneys with basic brushes. Name the primary occupational hazard they faced from breathing soot every day.
severe lung disease (or lung damage / soot inhalation / cancer)
This term describes the mental and emotional exhaustion you feel after making too many choices throughout the day.
decision fatigue
This category of colours—including reds, oranges, and yellows—is typically associated with high energy, passion, or urgency. What colours are these?
warm colors
What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence.
Which natural hazard can cause the ground to shake and buildings to collapse?
An earthquake.
In the early 1900s, coal mine tunnels were notoriously unstable. Complete this sentence: Mine shafts were always prone to...
collapsing
Defined as a number, amount, or situation that can change, this word describes factors like how often or how difficult a choice is.
variable
Unlike horizontal or vertical lines, this specific type of line creates a strong sense of dynamic movement, action, or instability in a composition. What lines are these?
Diagonal lines
What do we call the written instructions we give an AI tool to tell it what image to create?
A prompt.
What building feature raises living spaces above the ground to reduce the risk of floodwater entering a house?
Elevated foundations or stilts.
1930s skyscraper ironworkers walked hundreds of feet above ground on narrow steel beams without safety harnesses. What adjective describes their very basic, non-modern equipment?
primitive
Along with frequency and novelty, this is the third variable that determines how quickly you reach your decision threshold.
complexity
Geometric shapes with sharp angles, such as triangles or sharp polygons, are psychologically used to symbolize conflict, direction, and this feeling. What feeling is this?
danger (or tension/anxiety)
Why is it important to include details about the subject, setting and style in an image-generation prompt?
They help the AI understand what image the user wants to create.
Which feature helps protect a house's windows from strong winds and flying debris during a hurricane?
Impact-resistant windows or storm shutters
Before modern labor laws, factory bosses would force employees to work 16-hour shifts in dangerous conditions just to increase profits. Which verb means to treat workers unfairly for profit?
to exploit
In the 2011 study discussed in class, this specific factor had the largest impact on whether prisoners successfully received parole.
the time of day the case was reviewed
Complete sentence: "The dominant use of jagged lines and dark hues tends to ________ a sense of danger or agitation." Which target verb belongs in the blank?
A) convey
B) static
C) complete
A) convey
Two students use the same AI tool but write different prompts. Why might their images look different?
Possible answer: Because the AI generates images based on the instructions and details in each prompt.
How does cross-bracing help a building during an earthquake?
Possible answer: It strengthens the structure and helps it resist earthquake forces.
Modern workers have high-vis vests, hard hats, and official laws that enforce workplace safety. What two key terms describe these official government rules and the required safety practices?
regulations and safety standards
To fight decision fatigue, one strategy suggests imagining your choices belong to someone else to create this specific type of distance.
psychological distance
In abstract art composition, when an artist places two opposing visual elements together—such as smooth curved lines next to sharp jagged angles—they create visual conflict. Which key art term describes this quality?
A) Saturated value
B) Visual tension
C) Static harmony
B) Visual tension
A student asks an AI tool to create a realistic image of a penguin living in a desert and wearing a spacesuit. What is one reason this task can be considered creative?
Possible answer: It combines unusual ideas to produce an original image.
A house is built in an area where hurricanes are common. Which combination of features best protects it from strong winds and flying debris?
A) A lightweight roof with loose connections and ordinary windows.
B) Reinforced roof connections and impact-resistant windows.
C) Large windows and an unreinforced roof.
B) Reinforced roof connections and impact-resistant windows.