Savvas 4th Grade Chapter 2 Lesson 1 What is Technology Quiz

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16 questions

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Besides trains, name 2 other transportations systems we use today.

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_______ technology sends location data from satellites orbiting Earth. This technology is used in many things such as cars, buses, and cell phones.

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_______ was the inventor of the telegraph as well as the telephone. 

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
satellite		to move people or goods from one location to another
technology		an object orbiting Earth that can be used to send and receive signals
transport		the knowledge, processes and products that solve problems and make work easier.

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water was heated to provide steam power

pressure would build up in the boiler and the heat would melt a hole in the steel

steam relaeases suddenly and could cause explosions

_______ technology sends location data from satellites orbiting Earth. This technology is used in many things such as cars, buses, and cell phones.

_______ was the inventor of the telegraph as well as the telephone. 

Match the vocabulary words with their definitions.

satellite

to move people or goods from one location to another

technology 

an object orbiting Earth that can be used to send and receive signals 

transport

the knowledge, processes and products that solve problems and make work easier. 

New technology has made methods of transportation faster.

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Technology is used to solve problems in people's homes. 

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Scientific discoveries often lead to new technologies.

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Steam engines were not first developed to operate machines in factories and mines. They were first used in trains.

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Refrigerators, microwaves, and computers are not examples of technology.

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Electric, diesel and magnetic levitations trains have new technology that have replaced steam powered trains. These are some of the advantages: 

safer as the boiler will not explode

these trains are faster

magnetic trains can reach speeds of 500 kilometers per hour

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All of the above

Although steam-powered trains made travel faster there were disadvantages too. Which one is not a disadvantage? 

water was heated to provide steam power

pressure would build up in the boiler and the heat would melt a hole in the steel

steam relaeases suddenly and could cause explosions

We learned how technology affected the development of cars. Which one is not true? 

GPS

Windshield wipers

Rear-view and side view mirrors

Backing or video cameras

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