TEKS US History High School - Topic: H.27-H.28 Science, Technology & Society
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High School - U.S. History
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- Q1The introduction of vaccines to the United States helped -improve the quality of the water supplyimprove the hygiene of medical procedureslimit the spread of infectious diseaseslimit the risk in consuming imported produce60sH.27.B: Specific Needs & Innovations
- Q2What do these advertisements suggest to consumers?Personal computers are replacing cell phones.Free enterprise promotes competition among cell phone providers.Cell phone users have limited choices in the marketplace.Government regulation of the cell phone industry is increasing.60sH.28.C: Free Enterprise System & Technology Innovation
- Q3During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q4What is one way to describe the developments shown above?Conclusions from research conducted by the Environmental Protection AgencyEffects of programs to monitor national securityProgram results of the Federal Civil Defense AdministrationPractical applications of technologies developed for spaceflight60sH.28.B: Space Technology & Exploration
- Q5Which of the following has resulted from the increased use of computers in the workplace?The number of employees that are granted off-site access has decreased.Corporate use of vertical integration has increased.Employees are required to sign Internet-usage agreements.Unions demand that a forty-hour workweek be enforced.60sH.27.C: Technological & Management Innovations In The Workplace
- Q6Which of these best explains the change in money spent at the movies from 1946 to 1965?A decrease in urban populationThe resurgence of fundamentalismThe popularity of televisionAn increase in unemployment60sH.27.A: Scientific Discoveries & Technological Innovations
- Q7Jobs such as the ones described in this 1956 advertisement became available because -federal law required private businesses to recruit for the militaryCold War defense programs had spurred technological innovationmost U.S. citizens opposed the development of atomic weaponsweak college programs had produced few scientists qualified for high-level research30sH.27.B: Specific Needs & Innovations
- Q8Which of these natural resources correctly fills in the blanks in this excerpt?GoldIronPetroleumCoal30sH.27.A: Scientific Discoveries & Technological Innovations
- Q9How did the events on this time line affect U.S. businesses?Mass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize production.Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers.Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporations.Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation.30sH.27.C: Technological & Management Innovations In The Workplace
- Q10One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by -decreasing the influence of advertising on consumersincreasing the reliability of available informationimproving privacy protection for individualsincreasing the ease of obtaining information30sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q11Which words correctly complete this excerpt?1: whooping cough, 2: serum1: polio, 2: vaccines1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics60sH.27.B: Specific Needs & Innovations
- Q12Which factor links all of these modern innovations?They each include technology that was originally developed for use in the U.S. space exploration program.They are all products initially created for use in the U.S. communications industry.They are all special tools first created for U.S. transportation workers in the early twentieth century.They each include material that was first grown on U.S. experimental farms in the late nineteenth century.60sH.28.B: Space Technology & Exploration
- Q13How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?Factories could extend working hours.Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.60sH.27.A: Scientific Discoveries & Technological Innovations
- Q14One advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they -decrease household electricity usageexpand the use of carpoolsshorten the driving time to destinationsreduce the amount of money spent on gasoline60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q15How has the development of satellite technology affected the U.S. economy?By enabling transoceanic air travelBy facilitating the development of technologies that improve fuel efficiencyBy resulting in increased private funding of research institutionsBy increasing efficiency in telecommunications60sH.27.A: Scientific Discoveries & Technological Innovations
