Discoveries & Inventions
What is considered the very first human discovery according to the text?
Fire
What is the name of the American company that books flights for space tourists?
Virgin Galactic
What is the smallest possible particle studied in nanoscience?
Atom
Which Belarusian scientist invented space rocket fuel, making Moon flights possible?
Boris Kit
What is "financial aid provided for a student" called?
Scholarship
What is considered the very first human invention?
The wheel
How many people are predicted to fly into space every year by 2025?
About 15,000 people
What structures on butterfly wings did Cambridge scientists copy using nanotechnology?
Light-reflecting structures
Who was the first Belarusian author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Svetlana Alexievich
Define "lifelong learning."
Continual improvement and learning new skills throughout life
Name the NASA Space Shuttle mentioned as a "metallic object run on hydrogen fuel."
Discovery
What are miniature robots that travel through the bloodstream to repair damage called?
Nanobots
What is the mathematical value of the prefix "nano-"?
10 to the power of -9 (one billionth)
Name the famous Belarusian-born aircraft designer mentioned in the unit.
Pavel Sukhoi
What is a "Petri dish" used for in genetics?
It is a small dish where cells or human donor cells are fertilised
According to the text, what term describes our modern society as a "race" of technology users?
Nano-race
How can a "cherry tasting robot" help a doctor diagnose a patient?
It travels through the stomach taking video of the interior
What biological term describes the process of producing an exact copy of an organism?
Cloning
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for work in semiconductors?
Zhores Alferov
What does "GPA" stand for in the context of school grades?
Grade Point Average
Which 20th-century inventions were described as "unthinkable a century ago"? (Name at least 2)
For example, planes, space shuttles, or modern cars
What is a "Smart House"?
A home where construction, entertainment, and security are automated
In the debate about cloning, what was the first cloned mammal?
Dolly the sheep (based on the context of the global debate)
Which scientist fought for the rights of locals in Hawaii in the late 19th century?
Nikolas Sudzilovsky
Explain the difference between "cluttered" and "spacious" when describing a laboratory or a room.
Cluttered means messy/unorganized; spacious means having a lot of space