Industrial Revolution Lifestyle and Technology Quiz
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Who was the first person to take a photograph?

  • Thomas Edison
  • Henry Ford
  • Joseph Nicephore Niepce (correct)
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Who is known for inventing the telephone?

  • Thomas Edison
  • Alexander Graham Bell (correct)
  • Joseph Nicephore Niepce
  • Henry Ford
  • Which pair of brothers are credited with inventing the airplane?

  • Orville Wright and Alessandro Volta
  • Wilbur Wright and Henry Ford
  • Wilbur Wright and Michael Faraday
  • Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (correct)
  • Which scientist is associated with the invention of the phonograph?

    <p>Thomas Edison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What geological period does the term 'Anthropocene' refer to?

    <p>Quaternary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the cotton gin, revolutionizing the textile industry?

    <p>Eli Whitney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention facilitated advancements in locomotives and textile machines?

    <p>Steam Engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the invention of sulfuric acid, leading to various industrial applications?

    <p>John Roebuck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor patented a chemical process for making Portland cement?

    <p>Joseph Aspdin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who opened the first commercial canning factory in England in 1813?

    <p>John Hall and Bryan Dorkin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention impacted agriculture by displacing hand threshing?

    <p>Threshing Machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the beginning of the Anthropocene age?

    <p>First nuclear weapon detonated in New Mexico</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which human activity has had the biggest impact on the nitrogen cycle for 2.5 billion years?

    <p>Use of fertilizers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the clear sign of the Anthropocene era according to the text?

    <p>Sediments containing plastics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country pioneered the chemical industry?

    <p>Germany</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Manhattan Project?

    <p>A research and development project that led to nuclear weapons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Michio Kaku refer to as 'wildcards'?

    <p>&quot;Troubling and unnerving possibilities&quot; related to technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Metaphysics?

    <p>Understanding the nature of reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature of existence?

    <p>Ontology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Great Chain of Being?

    <p>A concept suggesting that God is at the top of a hierarchical universe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Epistemology focus on?

    <p>The nature of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Multiverse Theory propose?

    <p>Existence of multiple interconnected universes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does String Theory suggest about human beings?

    <p>Composed of vibrations that connect with each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of measurement assesses how consistently a method measures something?

    <p>Test-Test Reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reliability deals with consistency across time?

    <p>Test-Retest Reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a measurement method that appears to measure the item it is intended to measure?

    <p>Construct Validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of validity ensures that the measure actually measures what it is intended to measure?

    <p>Construct Validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When results correspond to other valid measures of the same concept, it is an indicator of which type of validity?

    <p>Criterion Validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of measurement covers all aspects of the concepts being measured?

    <p>Content Validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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