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Review for TECH Entry Test 3A

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  • Agronomy is the science of…
    Producing new types of metals
    Cultivating soil, crops, and livestock
    Studying rocks and fossils
    Digging tunnels for mining
  • Metals usually have…
    A high melting point
    The same melting point as plastic
    No melting point
    A low melting point
  • What is an alloy?
    A pure metal like copper or gold
    A mixture of two or more metals
    A rock that contains metal ores
    A tool used in farming
  • What is the liquid produced when water goes through waste? (hint: L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
    leachate
  • What happens when too much fertilizer causes overgrowth in water? (hint: e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
    Eutrophication
  • What does hydroponics use to grow plants?
    Nutrient water
    Soil
    Sunlight only
    Nutrient mist
  • What is underground mining?
    Digging tunnels to reach minerals below the surface.
  • What is the process of extracting metals from ores called?
    metallurgy
  • Humus is…
    A chemical made in a factory
    A mineral from rocks
    A type of fertilizer made from plastic
    Rich organic matter in soil that helps plants grow
  • GMOs are…
    Living things changed with new genes
    Soil nutrients from compost
    Natural plants with no changes
    Machines used in agriculture
  • A plow is an example of what kind of agricultural tool?
    Greenhouse
    Tractor
    Farm implement
    Irrigation system
  • A useful property of synthetic plastic is…
    It lasts a long time without decomposing
    It turns into water easily
    It breaks down quickly in nature
    It is only used once
  • What does aeroponics use to grow plants?
    Sand
    Nutrient mist
    Soil
    Nutrient water
  • Which machine is a powerful vehicle used to pull farm equipment and provide power to tools?
    Farm implement
    Plow
    Combine
    Tractor
  • What does malleability mean?
    The ability of metals to be shaped into thin sheets.
  • What gives plastic useful properties? (hint P _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ )
    polymer bonds
  • Before synthetic plastic, people used…
    Glass and paper
    Steel and copper
    Ivory and turtleshell
    Aluminum and bronze
  • Ores are…
    Rocks made of pure iron
    Rocks only used for decoration
    Normal rocks with no value
    Rocks that contain metal we can extract
  • Farmers can make soil healthy again by…
    Cutting down trees
    Using plastic
    Irrigation
    Building houses
  • Give 3 examples of pure metals.
    Copper
  • Pure metals are…
    Always the best choice
    Stronger than alloys
    Weaker than alloys
    The same as alloys
  • What farm implement is used to turn over the soil to prepare it for planting? (hint: P _ _ _ )
    A plow
  • What is the name for a tool or machine used to perform agricultural tasks such as plowing or planting?
    A farm implement
  • Plastic is made from crude oil by…
    Recycling
    Condensation
    Polymerization
    Melting it