Water Wheels and Gunpowder Inventions Quiz
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What is the origin of the word 'science'?

  • Greek word 'art'
  • Latin word 'Scientia' (correct)
  • Greek word 'skill'
  • Greek root word 'techne'

    • Which term refers to the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes?

  • Research (correct)
  • Investigation
  • Experiment
  • Technique

    • What is technology primarily aimed at according to the text?

  • Solving real-world problems (correct)
  • Developing understanding of nature
  • Creating theories
  • Building knowledge

    • Which term describes technology as 'the human attempt to change the world'?

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

    What does science involve according to the text?

    <p>Building and organizing knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From which language does the word 'technology' originate?

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

    What was the purpose of self-power generating mills powered by water tides?

    <p>To produce flour and brewed condiments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Chinese monks originally discover gunpowder for?

    <p>To use as a life-extending elixir</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which application is NOT mentioned for gunpowder in the text?

    <p>Electricity generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name given to the old version of modern smokeless gunpowder?

    <p>Black powder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Europeans perfect the gunpowder formula to ignite and explode at the same time?

    <p>14th century CE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of an hourglass as described in the text?

    <p>To measure time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Nile river in ancient Egypt?

    <p>Ideal location for growing the papyrus plant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguished the Code of Hammurabi in terms of laws and punishments?

    <p>It had 282 laws with scaled punishments according to social status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization had a well-developed method for keeping accounts of payments?

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

    What was the primary contribution of Sargon of Akkad to ancient history?

    <p>Establishing the first dynastic empire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which writing system is known for its partially pictographic signs and human and animal symbols?

    <p>Indus Script</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the tax system in the Akkadian civilization?

    <p>Polytheistic beliefs and multiple gods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with developing a phototherapy device to treat jaundice in newborns?

    <p>Gregorio Zara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor discovered the physical law of electrical kinetic resistance, known as the Zara Effect?

    <p>Gregorio Zara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as Dado Banatao and invented the first Windows Graphics accelerator chip for personal computers?

    <p>Leonardo Salvador Sarao</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor is associated with the invention of Quink ink used by the Parker Pen Company?

    <p>Dr. Raul V. Destura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is recognized as a Filipino botanist and claimed to be the inventor of Quink ink?

    <p>.Francisco Quisumbing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor is described as a Filipina food technologist, medicinal chemist, humanitarian, and war hero?

    <p>.Carvey Ehren Maigue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was nearly solely responsible for Thailand and Vietnam becoming the world's leading rice producers?

    <p>Dr. Rodolfo Aquino</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method did Edgardo Vazquez discover to turn plastic trash into usable fuel?

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

    Which scientist created a house design resistant to typhoons and earthquakes?

    <p>Dr. Rodolfo Aquino</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process did the biochemist Julian Arca Banzon use in alternative fuel research?

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

    What did Dr. Rodolfo Aquino use to capture vapors and distill them into different forms for fuel production?

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

    Which scientist made significant contributions to preventing famine in Asia through rice discoveries?

    <p>Dr. Rodolfo Aquino</p> Signup and view all the answers

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