Question 1

Carbon dioxide may trap heat near the earth's surface,raising the average temperature of the atmosphere.This process is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the greening of the earth
B)  dioxide dilemma
C)  the browning of the earth
D)  carbonizing the environment
E)  the greenhouse effect E

Question 2

Another name for photochemical soup is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cloud
B)  acidity
C)  photosynthesis
D)  the atmosphere
E)  smog E

Question 3

With only 5 percent of the world's population,the United States consumes 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel and produces __________ percent of its hazardous wastes.

Accepted Answer

A)  72
B)  82
C)  92
D)  98
E)  99 A

Question 4

In the United States in the late nineteenth century,new industrial technology contributed to a rise in industrial accidents,but social welfare legislation to aid those injured did not yet exist.This illustrates __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Eichmann effect
B)  future shock
C)  culture lag
D)  autonomous technology
E)  the Hawthorne effect

Question 5

According to the text's discussion of the United States and the world environment __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is not that much difference in living standards between the United States and most other countries
B)  most Americans eat a much larger proportion of grain than meat in their diets
C)  energy resources and consumption are equally distributed throughout the world
D)  All of the above
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Hydrocarbons,the oxides of carbon,and particulate matter are all important pollutants of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the atmosphere
B)  lakes
C)  the oceans
D)  the soil
E)  rivers

Question 7

Which of the following poses a threat to the general well being of the planet and its inhabitants due to the indiscriminate use of technological knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land degradation
B)  Noise
C)  Chemical contamination and globalization of the food supply
D)  Large scale engineering projects
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Langdon Winner uses the term __________ in referring to the dimension of technology that involves tools,instruments,etc.,which are the devices of technical performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  material culture
B)  apparatus
C)  objects
D)  paraphernalia
E)  concrete culture

Question 9

ChoicePoint,Inc.is one of the largest providers of __________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  computer parts
B)  weapons systems
C)  consumer information
D)  audio components
E)  surveillance equipment

Question 10

Is technology "autonomous"? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Wind and solar energy are considered to be _________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  renewable energy sources
B)  practical energy sources
C)  compliance energy sources
D)  man-made energy sources
E)  None of the above

Question 12

Bronchitis,emphysema,and lung cancer are all products of __________ pollution.

Accepted Answer

A)  noise
B)  soil
C)  fresh water
D)  air
E)  salt water

Question 13

Large concentrations of sulfur dioxide are an important part of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  auto exhaust pollution
B)  acid rain
C)  heart disease
D)  brown lung disease
E)  cancer

Question 14

Radioactive wastes must be stored safely for __________ years before they become harmless.

Accepted Answer

A)  at least 10
B)  a minimum of 50
C)  about 100
D)  at least 500
E)  up to 1,000

Question 15

__________ is defined as the totality of means employed by a people to provide themselves with the objects of material culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology
B)  Science
C)  Business
D)  Technique
E)  Acculturation

Question 16

Environmental stress can be conceptualized as involving the interrelated action of "three systems." List and define these and how they interface.Provide some specific examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Environmental stress involves the interaction of three systems: the "natural" environment,the technological system,and the __________ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  solar
B)  capital
C)  religious
D)  physical
E)  social

Question 18

What is technological dualism? Provide a number of specific examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Water moves through what is called the __________ cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological
B)  annual
C)  purification
D)  carbonificerous
E)  hydrologic

Question 20

The Obama administration took a leadership role in convincing a record number of nations that are responsible for 80 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions to sign _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the 2008Arctic Agreement on environmental pollution
B)  the 2009 World Bank Project on global warming
C)  the 2011 Save the Planet Treaty
D)  the 2011 Human Environment Impact Plan
E)  the 2010 Copenhagen Accords on global warming

Exam 14: Technology and the Environment