Tech & Society

Solar power and wind power are both examples of ________________.

Alternative Energy

The widespread use of cell phones in regions of the world that never had a more traditional wired telephone infrastructure is an example of which phenomenon?

Leapfrogging

The years ____________ were probably the warmest 30-year period of the last 14 centuries.

1983 - 2012

_________________ is a clear, odorless gas that by itself presents no hazards to health, but the buildup of which in the atmosphere has been indicted as a major cause of global warming.

Carbon Dioxide

Up to the year 1500, most of the important inventions being used had actually been invented in _______________.

China

Which of the following fuels was expected to be completely depleted by the early 20th century, had industry continued to use it at the rates it was prior to adoption of an alternative?

Coal

___________________ is a complex and uncertain exercise because the many variables affecting the earth's climate have complex interactions

Global Warming

Appropriate technologies should do all of the following except which of the below?

Decrease employment

_________________ is the unchecked application of technology, leading to the permanent loss of resources.

Depletion

The process by which technologies spread may simply be referred to as ______________.

Diffusion

Petroleum, coal, and natural gas are all examples of ___________________.

Fossil Fuels

Many of the United States greatest technological achievements were produced by __________________.

Immigrants

When people or organizations are reluctant to make use of technology that was invented elsewhere, they can be said to be exhibiting ________________________.

NIH Syndrome

Which of the following was heralded in the 1950s as the next major step in the evolution of energy?

Nuclear

Which of the following has been said to be little more than a "license to sue?"

Patents

__________________ is when the environment is damaged by the addition of harmful substances.

Pollution

Which of the following individuals is often cited as having brought the Industrial Revolution to the United States?

Samuel Slater

The human tendency to believe that technological progress is largely the results of the efforts of one's own people best describes which of the following terms?

Technological Nativism

Often the most important secret about a secret technology is ______________________.

That it even exists.

____________ is when light from the sun passes through carbon dioxide and other gasses that have accumulated in our atmosphere, warming the earth's surface, but the excess heat cannot pass through these gasses.

The Greenhouse Effect