Transcript Review for Exam 1 - California State University, Dominguez

Review for Exam 1
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Early bipedal hominids
Chp. 1: Beginning modern civilization
Chp. 2: Atomic energy
Chp. 3: Telecommunications
Early hominids
Bipedal hominid species
Radioactive dating
Science/Technology
Subsystems
Science & Democracy
Beginning Modern Civilization
Ice ages and their causes
Glaciations and their causes
River valley communities
The scratch plow & trigger of change
“Pure & Impure”
“The Worst Mistake”
Atomic Energy
Schist or Touchstone
Alexandria
1022 star locations
Fall of Constantinople
13th Century Ship technology changes
Errant compass
Magnetism
Vacuum pump
Investigation of weather
Ben Nevis
Atomic energy con’t
Cloud chamber
Radar
Nuclear Fission
Voltage = current x resistance
Power (watts) = volts x current (amps)
Direct/Inverse relationships
Electromagnetic relay switch
Names
C. Ptolemy
Dr. W. Gilbert
Otto von Guericke
Ben Franklin
C. T. R. Wilson
Watson Watt
E. Appleton
A. Einstein
E. Rutherford
Telecommunications
Battle of Hastings
War Horse Improvements
Battle of Agincourt
China/gun powder
New plow
Farming technology
Telecommunications cont.
Joachimsthal
De Re Metalica
Barometer
Electricity
Electromagnetic induction
The telephone
“Even geniuses make mistakes”
“Can technology Spare the Earth”
Names
G. Bauer
Galileo/Torricelli/Ricci/Pascal
Father Marin Mersenne
H. C. Oersted
A. G. Bell
Luigi Galvani
A. Volta
M. Faraday
Hauksbee
You should know
 What are the triggers for glaciations.
 What are the triggers for Major Cold Periods (Ice ages).
 Which hominid first had the ability to make fire. How
many years ago?
 Was there time overlaps in bipedal hominids?
 What is the difference between science and technology?
 What skills is the US deficient in, according to Glenn
Seaborg, to maintain its leadership in science and
technology?
What you should know
 According to Brian Arthur, what are subsystems?
 What is radiochemical dating. Which of these
dating methods would be used to determine the
age of old woven materials.
 If 100 Lbs of dynamite explodes how much will
the products of this explosion weigh?
 Explain the law of conservation of energy?
Questions
• Describe the operation of the electromagnet and the relay.
R, L
• What were the triggers for the development of the
calendar. B1, L
• Explain the effect the end of the last ice age had on human
civilization. B1, L
• Why do things become more complex? R
Questions
• Explain how writing, civil engineering, mathematics,
metallurgy, etc. were triggered by the scratch plow. B1, L
• What lessons should we have learned from our
uncontrolled expansion of nuclear power in the 1960s? R
• What caused the major cooling periods? When was the last
major cooling period? L1
• What causes glaciations? When was the last one? L1
• What sacrifices were endured in the beginning of
modern agriculture? R
What you should know
• Describe early gold purification methods, in Burke
pg. 15.
• How did the touchstone affect trade? B2, L
• How did cash money affect trade. B2, L
• How long was it before Ptolemy’s star charts were
used for navigation? B2, L
• What is the lateen sail and how did it affect trade
and navigation? B2, L
What you should know
• Describe the accomplishments of Otto von Guericke on
magnetism, vacuum and electricity, B32-34.
• How was radio detection and ranging developed from
weather forecasting, B39-42
• Describe the accomplishment of Gilbert on the compass,
vacuum & magnetism, B30-31
What you should know
• What is the relationship between energy, E,
and wave length of light, , in the equation
E=hc/ ? (Direct or inverse) R, L
• Consider the following equation Power =
Volts x Current (Amps). If power (watts) is
constant and voltage is cut in half, how
would current (Amperes) be affected? L
Things you should know
• What technology did the Normands utilize to win
the battle of Hastings? B3, L
• Explain how the horse stirrup affected social &
economic status of people. B3, L
• How the Welch longbow changed war. What
major battle was it first used. B3, L
• Describe the difference and similarity of the
scratch plow and European plow. R, B3, L
• A Chinese discovery which Europeans used as a
weapon. B3, L
Things you should know
• Describe four agricultural advances employed in 611th Century. B3, L
• Explain how agricultural technology and the cannon
affected longbow usage. B3, L
• Explain why a vacuum pulls water up 32’ at sea
level & less at higher elevations. B3, L
• Why does Hg(L) in a tube illuminate, B75
• Explain how Oersted, Faraday, Hemholz, Scott and
Bell contributed to the telephone. B3, L
• Explain how a telephone works. B3, L
Additional Questions
• Explain how an electromagnet works? R, L
• What caused the NY blackout in 1965? B1
• New technology introduced at battles of Hasting and
Agincourt. B3
• Differentiate between science and technology
• What did Wilson cloud chamber tell us? B2, L
• How does an electrical generator work? B3, L
• What two discoveries did Guericke tell us about? B2, L
• Identify the technology improvements to farming in the
11th Century.
More Questions
• What are the parts of the relay? R, L
• What technologies were developed in China and
why did those developments did not flourish
there? B3, L
• What weapon did bell manufacturers make?
• What is a Leyden Jar? B3
• What is nuclear fission? B3, L
• What caused the doom of the longbow’s reign as
weapon supreme? B3, L
More Questions
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What caused the 1965 blackout?
How does an electromagnet work?
How does an electric generator work?
What are the parts to the new Plow?
Describe how the first telephone worked?
Changes to farming tech in the 11th Cent.
Why a vacuum pump pulls water up only 32ft?