C.L TEST 76-100 Flashcards
What is a nanosecond?
A billionth of a second
How is a nanosecond used?
It refers to a very short time
What is nanotechnology?
They are robots as small as am atom
What is nanotechnology used for?
They can kill bacteria, bad germs cancer cells, etc
What is neural network?
A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain
What was neural network used for?
They deal with problem like pattern recognition
What is offshore drilling?
The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf
What is a possibility that could happen with offshore drilling?
It could cause a large oil spill
How long can perpetual motion last?
A lot of people say it can run forever
How many law of thermodynamic does perpetual motion breaks?
It breaks two
What is a radar?
A method of finding the position of someone or something
What does radar stand for?
Radio
Detection
And
Ranging
What is radioactive waste?
It could be left out material after a commercial or laboratory proses
How long can radioactive waste last?
Hundred of thousands of years
What is a software?
The programs and instructions that run on the computer
What is physical machinery and devices?
Hardware
What is the spirit of St. Louis
A specialty designed airplane?
How far did it fly?
Across the Atlantic Ocean
What is a sputniks?
A series soviet satellite launch in 1957
What is the effort that the sputniks?
The effort was in the education
What does sst mean?
Supersonic transport
How fast did the sst went?
The sound of speed
What is stealth technology?
The use of advance design and specialized materials to make an airplane
What war it was first used in?
Persian golf war
What was the name of the wright brothers?
Orville and Wilber Wright
Where did the wright brothers did their flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What are the Achilles tendon?
Connecting the heel bone
What was in the Greek legend?
That the hero would only get wounded in the heel
What is acupuncture?
A technique to cure diseases.
Where was acupuncture made?
China
What are AIDs?
A fatal disease cause by human viruses
Where did AIDs first appear?
In the US
How many people got AIDs worldwide?
26 million people
How many people died cause of this disease?
More than 220,000
What is alcoholism?
A chronic disease with the excessive
What disorders can alcoholism cause?
Many organs including the liver and the brain
What is anorexia nervosa?
A psychosomatic disorder is which the suffers refuse to eat
What happens if you get anorexia nervosa?
You will vomit a lot and get wight loss
What is bacterial infection?
An infection cause by bacteria
What are the diseases caused by bacterial infection?
Diphtheria, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever
What is benign?
A descriptive term for condition that present no danger to life or well being
What is the opposite of benign?
Malignant
What is biofeedback?
A training technique
What is that training technique?
That person learns how to regulate certain body functions
What is blood pressure?
The pressure of the blood against the wall of the vessels
What is blood pressure affected by?
The strength of the heartbeat
What is blood type?
One of many groups in which a person’s blood can be categorized
How is blood type inherited?
By a blood group
What are blood vessel?
A flexible tubular canals which blood flows through out your body
What are the kinds of blood vessel?
Arteries, veins, capillaries
