C.L TEST 76-100 Flashcards

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What is a nanosecond?

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A billionth of a second

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How is a nanosecond used?

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It refers to a very short time

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3
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What is nanotechnology?

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They are robots as small as am atom

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What is nanotechnology used for?

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They can kill bacteria, bad germs cancer cells, etc

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5
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What is neural network?

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A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain

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What was neural network used for?

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They deal with problem like pattern recognition

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7
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What is offshore drilling?

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The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf

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What is a possibility that could happen with offshore drilling?

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It could cause a large oil spill

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9
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How long can perpetual motion last?

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A lot of people say it can run forever

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10
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How many law of thermodynamic does perpetual motion breaks?

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It breaks two

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What is a radar?

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A method of finding the position of someone or something

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12
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What does radar stand for?

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Radio
Detection
And
Ranging

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13
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What is radioactive waste?

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It could be left out material after a commercial or laboratory proses

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14
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How long can radioactive waste last?

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Hundred of thousands of years

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15
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What is a software?

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The programs and instructions that run on the computer

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16
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What is physical machinery and devices?

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Hardware

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17
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What is the spirit of St. Louis

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A specialty designed airplane?

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18
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How far did it fly?

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Across the Atlantic Ocean

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19
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What is a sputniks?

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A series soviet satellite launch in 1957

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20
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What is the effort that the sputniks?

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The effort was in the education

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21
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What does sst mean?

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Supersonic transport

22
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How fast did the sst went?

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The sound of speed

23
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What is stealth technology?

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The use of advance design and specialized materials to make an airplane

24
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What war it was first used in?

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Persian golf war

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What was the name of the wright brothers?
Orville and Wilber Wright
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Where did the wright brothers did their flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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What are the Achilles tendon?
Connecting the heel bone
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What was in the Greek legend?
That the hero would only get wounded in the heel
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What is acupuncture?
A technique to cure diseases.
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Where was acupuncture made?
China
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What are AIDs?
A fatal disease cause by human viruses
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Where did AIDs first appear?
In the US
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How many people got AIDs worldwide?
26 million people
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How many people died cause of this disease?
More than 220,000
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What is alcoholism?
A chronic disease with the excessive
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What disorders can alcoholism cause?
Many organs including the liver and the brain
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What is anorexia nervosa?
A psychosomatic disorder is which the suffers refuse to eat
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What happens if you get anorexia nervosa?
You will vomit a lot and get wight loss
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What is bacterial infection?
An infection cause by bacteria
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What are the diseases caused by bacterial infection?
Diphtheria, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever
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What is benign?
A descriptive term for condition that present no danger to life or well being
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What is the opposite of benign?
Malignant
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What is biofeedback?
A training technique
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What is that training technique?
That person learns how to regulate certain body functions
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What is blood pressure?
The pressure of the blood against the wall of the vessels
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What is blood pressure affected by?
The strength of the heartbeat
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What is blood type?
One of many groups in which a person's blood can be categorized
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How is blood type inherited?
By a blood group
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What are blood vessel?
A flexible tubular canals which blood flows through out your body
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What are the kinds of blood vessel?
Arteries, veins, capillaries