Technological Developments
What are some examples of nuclear energy?
Space exploration, nuclear energy, medical diagnosis and treatment, criminal investigation, and agriculture.
What is the transportation of agriculture?
The movement of agricultural goods and inputs from farms to markets and consumers.
What are some percentage ratios?
Ex: 1:4 = 25%
What is a microscope?
An instrument that uses lenses and light to magnify and visualize objects that are too small.
What is a watershed?
An area of land where all water, whether surface or groundwater, drains to a common outlet.
What is the difference between nuclear fusion and fission?
Fission: involves splitting
Fusion: combining
Why is agriculture processed?
Enhancing food security, extending shelf life, improving safety, and facilitating distribution.
What are ratios used for?
To compare two or more quantities showing their relationship or proportion to each other.
How do microscopes and telescopes help humans?
Extend human perception, allow us to explore the microscopic and macroscopic worlds
What is a circulatory system?
A system that circulates blood around your body.
What is one of the biggest cons of genetic engineering?
The possibility of unforeseen and potentially harmful consequences arising from unintended interactions and mutations.
Where is agriculture stored, or who stores it?
Warehouses, silos, and cold storage facilities
What is a part per million?
One part of a substance for every 1,000,000 parts of the total.
What is a micrometer?
A precision measuring tool, often used to measure small distances down to 0.001 mm (0.0001 inch)
Do homes have heating systems?
Yes, most homes have heating systems.
Why do humans use lasers?
Due to their ability to generate focused, intense beams of light, we use them for recording and retrieving.
Why is the advancement of the production of agriculture important?
Meeting global food and nutrition needs, supporting livelihoods, and promoting economic and social development.
What is an example of something that uses grams per cubic centimeter?
Density
What is the formula for volume of shapes and items?
The volume is calculated with usually L x W x H
What is an agricultural system?
Encompasses the interconnected elements and processes involved in producing food, fiber and other agricultural products.
What is one the of the biggest downsides of an organ transplant?
The risk of organ rejection.
What caused the advancement of agriculture?
When humans began to domesticate plants and animals.
What is the mechanical advantage?
Measure of the ratio of output force to input force in a system
Why do we use barometers?
Measure atmospheric pressure
What is a system in nature science?
A collection of interacting or interdependent components that function together as a whole.