Meeting Technology
Made by humans to satisfy human wants and needs.
Technology
Tractors, fertilizer, microscopes
Agricultural & Biotechnologies
The most important resource; consumers, inventors
People
Resources that come from the Earth; not man-made
Natural Resources
A group of different parts all working together for a common goal
system
Something that has never existed before
Invention
Computers, Newspapers, I-pads, Cell phones
Information & Communication
Assembly instructions, employee data, records, files saved on the computers
Information
Natural resources are treated chemically and processed to make these materials
Synthetic materials
What goes into a system to make it work
Input
Relationships among groups of humans
Society
Cars, Boats, Bridges, Interstate highways, trains
Screws, levers, robotic arms, hammers, etc., Necessary to make technologies
Tools & Machines
Fuels that come from remains of animals and plants that lived billions of years ago: petroleum, natural gas, coal
Fossil Fuels
The series of steps that a system goes through to produce a product
Process
The effect that one thing has on another
Impact
X-rays, band-aids, vaccinations, cough syrup
Medical
Required to power the plants, tools, and machines
Energy
Name 3 renewable resources
Any plants, animals, sunlight, wind, water
The final outcome of a system
Output
An improvement of an existing invention
Innovation
Name all 7 technology systems
Agri & Biotech, Communication, Transportation, Construction, Medical, Energy, Manufacturing
Any form of wealth; cash, credit, land, stocks, bonds
Capital
Name 3 non-renewable resources
Any Fossil fuels (coal, nat. gas, petroleum), Any rocks & minerals (gold, diamonds, aluminum, platinum), Nuclear energy (uranium)
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