prelims

Question 1

Invention that contributed to mechanization of agriculture (animal traction, crop irrigation), craft industries and transportation

Answer 1

Wheels

Question 2

what were the first wheels known as?

Answer 2

tourettes or slow wheels

Question 3

invention that made it possible to determine a heading when the sky was overcast or foggy

Answer 3

compass

Question 4

considered the greatest invention since the discover of fire

Answer 4

light

Question 5

invention used to hold pieces of woods together

Answer 5

nails

Question 6

invented by alessandro volta in 1800, consists of a series of zinc and copper discs

Answer 6

voltaic pile

Question 7

the rise of telegraphs and telephones, leading to portable computers, mobile phones, electric cars, and many other electrical devices

Answer 7

facilitated major electrical advances

Question 8

systematic and methodological activity of building and organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation or both

Answer 8

science

Question 9

meaning of tokhne

Answer 9

art or craft

Question 10

meaning of logia

Answer 10

subject or interest

Question 11

practical applications of nature using scientific principles for the betterment of the human situation

Answer 11

technology

Question 12

something that takes human’s sense or ability and augment it and makes it more powerful

Answer 12

technological tool

Question 13

scientific inquiry

Answer 13

scientist

Question 14

influenced by many factors

Answer 14

technology

Question 15

made a comparison between science & technology

Answer 15

lewis wolpert (2005)

Question 16

s &t us not limited to products, true or false?

Answer 16

true

Question 17

products fabricated by humans to meet specific needs

Answer 17

artifacts or hardware

Question 18

a system of tacit and explicit knowledge, techniques, ar matenals utilized in using, making, or repairing a certain kind of artifact

Answer 18

knowledge & methods

Question 19

military or civil engineers, crafter, machinists

Answer 19

human cultural activity or profession

Question 20

mass production and mass consumption

Answer 20

a total societal enterprise

Question 21

is s&t a double-edged function? true or false?

Answer 21

true

Question 22

relatively young field of study that combines previously independent and other disciplines: history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science

Answer 22

science, technology, and society

Question 23

started during the interwar and cold war period, interconnection of scientific knowledge, technological systems and society

Answer 23

as an academic field (STS)

Question 24

bridges humanities and natural sciences, humans will be able to better confront the moral, ethical, and existential dilemmas brought the continued developments in s&t

Answer 24

as an interdisciplinary field

Question 25

what memorandum order did CHED utilized for the STS curriculum in the Philippines?

Answer 25

CHED memorandum order 20 of 2013

Question 26

primates who think (a lot)

Answer 26

homo sapiens

Question 27

primates who make things (manipulative)

Answer 27

contemplative homo farber

Question 28

the idea that creativity is an inherent human trait that leads us to make tools. and that we use these to control our environment

Answer 28

homo faber

Question 29

the part of the environment which is made or modified by humans, includes: roads, railways, airports

Answer 29

technospheres

Question 30

a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something

Answer 30

antecedent

Question 31

stone tools to fire-making, sets the stage for future scientific advancements

Answer 31

prehistoric innovations

Question 32

going places and discovering new horizons, searching for food and trade

Answer 32

transportation and navigation

Question 33

to facilitate trade and prevent conflicts, also to remember places and keeping of history and culture to establish their identities

Answer 33

communication and record keeping

Question 34

increase food production to meet population demand

Answer 34

mass production

Question 35

weapons and armors for security and protection

Answer 35

security

Question 36

conservation of life: discovery of cures and prevention of diseases

Answer 36

health

Question 37

engineering, architecture, style

Answer 37

engineering and architecture

Question 38

people becoming visually presentable and appealing by adding some feature and ornaments in their body

Answer 38

aesthetic

Question 39

located on the southernmost tip of ancient mesopotamia (3500-2000 BCE)

Answer 39

sumerian civilization

Question 40

known for their high degree of cooperation with one another and their desire for great things

Answer 40

sumerians

Question 41

social structure of the sumerians

Answer 41

kings, priests, scribes, merchants & artisans, commoners, slaves

Question 42

oldest form of writing, utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols, allowed sumerians to keep records

Answer 42

cuneiform

Question 43

were made for farm work and food processes, not for transportation

Answer 43

wheel

Question 44

means of transportation through waterways

Answer 44

sailboats

Question 45

invented to dig the ground where seeds would be planted

Answer 45

sumerian plow

Question 46

same technology in making sunbaked bricks, developed the first road

Answer 46

roads & pavements

Question 47

called the mountain of god, served as the sacred place of their chief god and only priests were allowed to enter

Answer 47

the great ziggurat of Ur

Question 48

first true city in the world, built by using mud or clay from the river

Answer 48

uruk city

Question 49

one of the most beneficial engineering work, built to maintain food production, to bring water to fields

Answer 49

irrigation and dikes

Question 50

capital of the ancient land of Babylonia in southern mesopotamia, is situated on the euphrates river (50 miles south of modern baghdad)

Answer 50

babylon

Question 51

made of layers upon layers of gardens that contained several species of plants, trees, and vines, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world listed by hellenic culture

Answer 51

hanging gardens of babylon

Question 52

located in north africa, noted for infrastructures established by the pharaohs

Answer 52

egyptian civilization

Question 53

lightweight, strong, durable, and portable (easier documentation and record-keping)

Answer 53

paper or papyrus

Question 54

invented by combining soot with different chemicals to produce inks of different colors

Answer 54

ink

Question 55

system of writing developed by egyptians, language that tells the modern world of the history and culture of egypt

Answer 55

hieroglyphics

Question 56

used to irrigate land, hand operated to lift water

Answer 56

shadoof

Question 57

utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to the other

Answer 57

water cloak/ clepsydra

Question 58

for health and aesthetic

Answer 58

cosmetics

Question 59

egyptins wore this around the eye to prevent and even cure eye diseases

Answer 59

kohl

Question 60

used to protect the heads of the wealthy from harmful rays of the sun

Answer 60

wig

Question 61

an archipelago in the southeastern part of europe, known as the birthplace of wester philosophy

Answer 61

greek civilization

Question 62

made use of water (sands) that dropped into drums which sounded the alarm, large complicated mechanisms

Answer 62

alarm clock

Question 63

important contributions of the greeks for agricultural processes

Answer 63

water mill

Question 64

ancient greek astronomical calculator

Answer 64

antikythera mechanism

Question 65

strongest political and social entity in the west, cradle of politics and governance

Answer 65

roman civilization

Question 66

engraved in metal or stone tablets, major contribution of romans

Answer 66

newspaper

Question 67

qst newspaper containing announcements of empire

Answer 67

gazettes

Question 68

julius started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book

Answer 68

bound book or codex

Question 69

bound papyrus pages covered by animal skins

Answer 69

codex

Question 70

known as hero's engine, precursor of steam engines, simple, bladeless radial steam turbine

Answer 70

aeolipile

Question 71

period of colonization and adventure war between religion and science

Answer 71

dark age

Question 72

used to harness clay soil

Answer 72

heavy plough/plow

Question 73

produced by chinese civilization for immortality, produces heat and gas in an instant

Answer 73

gunpowder

Question 74

chienese term meaning fire potion

Answer 74

huoyao

Question 75

produced by silkworms, used for paper and clothing

Answer 75

silk

Question 76

beverage produced from pouring hot boiling water over crushed or shredded dried tea leaves

Answer 76

tea

Question 77

considered to be the only man-made structure visible from space

Answer 77

great wall of chine

Question 78

replaced the use of gold and silver as currencies

Answer 78

paper money

Question 79

used for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually to cloth, invented by indians

Answer 79

spinning wheel

Question 80

for accurate time-keeping, clockwork technology developed

Answer 80

mechanical clock

Question 81

invented by Johan Gutenberg, more reliable of printing using a cast type

Answer 81

printing press

Question 82

Louis Pasteur invented the process of heating dairy products to kill harmful bacteria that causes spoilage

Answer 82

Pasteurization

Question 83

invented by Samuel Kier, used to generate light

Answer 83

petroleum refinery

Question 84

allows quick access to a person and reply can be quickly made to decisions that are time sensitive

Answer 84

telephone

Question 85

development of complex processing machines like computer

Answer 85

calculator

Question 86

credited for the invention of the 1st microscope

Answer 86

Zacharias Janssen

Question 87

putting together several lenses in a tube, important tool in medicine, forensics, tissue analysis, genetics, microbiology

Answer 87

compound microscope

Question 88

most important for astronomy

Answer 88

telescope

Question 89

simplify textile manufacturing

Answer 89

Jacquard Loom

Question 90

who invented engine-powered airplane?

Answer 90

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

Question 91

who invented the television

Answer 91

John Logie Baird

Question 92

became an integral part of our lives, transforming fields such as science and entertainment

Answer 92

computers

Question 93

revolutionized medicine by its accidental discovery and development of antibiotics

Answer 93

penincillin

Question 94

connected the world, allowing for instant communication, information sharing and global collaboration

Answer 94

internet

Question 95

advancement led to significant improvements in healthcare, from treatments and diagnostics to precision medicine and medical imaging

Answer 95

healthcare