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T/F: Telecommunications have had little improvements due to technology advancements.
What is False. Not little, but have GREATLY improved.
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T/F: Plastic, nylon, and polyester are materials made by humans.
What is True.
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T/F: Safety gear for skateboarders are not a form of technology.
What is False. Safety gear (knee pads, elbow pads, helmets, etc.) ARE technology..
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T/F: People who manufacture vehicles run crash tests to learn how to limit the dangers of new technology.
What is True.
100
T/F: There is no such thing as too much contact with X Rays.
What is False. Too much contact with X Rays is harmful because they can cause burns.
200
__________ surgery is when doctors make tiny cuts in patients allowing them less pain and quicker recovery.
What is keyhole.
200
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is able to perform dangerous work that was once done by people in the workforce.
What is new technology.
200
The ____ ______ is one type of technology that allows people to quickly travel all over the world.
What is jet plane.
200
__________ __________ helps a large subways system by keeping the subway system running on schedule.
What is computer technology.
200
The ________ was the earliest form of telecommunication.
What is telegraph.
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What is the name of the tubes that improve medical care by allowing doctors to see inside the human body without making a large cut??
What is optical fibers.
300
Put these four words (signal, message, transmitter, receiver) in the correct order of telecommunications being sent from one place to another.
What is transmitter, signal, receiver, message
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Name an item of technology that you have at home as a kid that Miss Ridder didn't have when she was your age.
What is...answer's will vary. Check with me if you are unsure of the answer.
300
IF YOU HAVE NOT ANSWERED C300...DO THAT FIRST, THEN ANSWER THIS ONE. That technology item that was named for C300. Remember it? Give me a positive that comes from use of that item of technology.
What is...answers will vary. Check with me if you are unsure.
300
IF YOU HAVE NOT ANSWERED C300...DO THAT FIRST, THEN ANSWER THIS ONE. That technology item that was named for C300. Remember it? Give me a NEGATIVE that comes from use of that item of technology.
What is... answers will vary. If you are unsure of the answer, check with me.
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What is a disadvantage of using technology to create materials like plastic, glass, and aluminum?
What is: these materials do not break down (or decompose) over time.
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There is a disadvantage of using technology to create materials like plastic, glass, and aluminum. What can be done to make this disadvantage not so bad?
What is ... these items can be recycled.
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How did the invention of the printing press change communication?
What is: the printing press have movable letter blocks. It allowed for many copies of books to be printed faster than before. This made printed materials available to more people.
400
Before the printing press was invented, how did people write books?
What is... they wrote them by hand with a quill on paper.
400
What kinds of changes happened when electricity was included in communication in the 19th century?
What is: when electricity was added to communication, we were able to communicate more quickly with eachother. Movies, telegraphs, telephones, e-mail, internet, and other sources of communication became possible because of electricity.