STS Prelims

Question 1

is a
systematic way of
studying the
world or process
of acquiring
knowledge about
the natural world.

Answer 1

Science

Question 2

It is a process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us.

Answer 2

Scientific Method

Question 3

is is an educated guess
based on observations and your knowledge of the topic.

Answer 3

Hypothesis

Question 4

is an information gathered
during an Experiment.

Answer 4

Data

Question 5

explores the physical
world, such as matter.

Answer 5

Physical Science

Question 6

also known as biology,
explores living things
and their functions.

Answer 6

Life Science

Question 7

explores
the history and
structure of Earth.

Answer 7

Earth Science

Question 8

Major Branch of Science

Answer 8

Physical, Life, Earth Science

Question 9

is the human attempt to change
the world by creating products that can help
people.

Answer 9

Technology

Question 10

Role of Science & Technology

Answer 10

1. Advancing Medical Research and Healthcare
2. Improving Communication
3. Enhancing Agriculture
4. Environmental Protection and
   Sustainability
5. Enhancing Transportation

Question 11

• The sum total of our interactions as humans,
  including the interactions that we engage in to
  figure things out and to make things.

Answer 11

Society

Question 12

is an interdisciplinary field that explores the relationships and interactions between science,
technology, and society.

Answer 12

STS

Question 13

Archeological findings show that modern man from
Asian mainland first came over land on across
narrow channels to live in

Answer 13

Batangas and Palawan
about 48,000 B.C.

Question 14

By around 3,000
B.C. they were

Answer 14

producing adzes
ornaments of
seashells and
pottery.

Question 15

During this period Filipinos were engaged in extraction smelting and refining of iron from ores, until the importation of cast iron from Sarawak and later from China.

Answer 15

Iron Age

Question 16

The Ancient Philippine Warship

Answer 16

Karakowa

Question 17

– katutubo
at sinaunang alpabeto
ng bansa

Answer 17

Baybayin

Question 18

Development of Schools

Answer 18

• Colegio de San Ildefonso – Cebu -
  1595
• Colegio de San Ignacio – Manila -
  1595
• Colegio De Nuestra Senora del
  Rosario – Manila - 1597
• Colegio De San Jose – Manila -
  1601

Question 19

the oldest
in the Far East was founded in 1578.

Answer 19

San Juan Lazaro Hospital

Question 20

Successive shipwrecks of and attacks of pirates on the galleons led to declining profits
from the trade that led to

Answer 20

economic depression in Manila

Question 21

founded by Governador Jose
Basco y Vargas in 1780

Answer 21

Real Sociedad Economica de los Amigos Del Pais de Filipinas

Question 22

considered as the father of Philippine Pharmacy due to his works on Medicinal Plants of the Philippines.

Answer 22

Leon Ma. Guerrero

Question 23

Higher education was generally viewed with suspicion as

Answer 23

encouraging rebellion among native Filipinos

Question 24

Based on the study done in 1957, there were 4 key factors for the sudden decline of Science and Technology in the Philippines;

Answer 24

1. Lack of Government Support
2. Many Outstanding Scientist have died or went abroad
3. Low morale among local scientists, and
4. Low awareness about general public Science

Question 25

promoted Meteorological studies by founding Manila observatory at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1865.

Answer 25

Jesuits

Question 26

This refers to Greek speculation about the "nature" in the period before Socrates (roughly 600 to 400 BCE).

Answer 26

Intellectual Revolution

Question 27

It refers to the drastic change in Scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries

Answer 27

Scientific Revolution

Question 28

This period was characterized by rediscovering the knowledge from the Greeks and from the Romans.

Answer 28

Renaissance

Question 29

Two Main Features of Renaissance

Answer 29

* Renewed interest in classical antiquity; a rise in humanist philosophy (a belief in self, human worth, and individual dignity); * Radical changes in ideas about religion, politics, and science.

Question 30

The Three Intellectual Hallmarks of the Renaissance

Answer 30

Individualism, Humanism, Secularism

Question 31

stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and full development of one's capabilities and talents.

Answer 31

Individualism

Question 32

"New learning" studied the Latin classics to learn what they reveal about human nature.

Answer 32

Humanism

Question 33

A basic concern with the material world instead of with the internal word of Spirit.

Answer 33

Secularism

Question 34

An event during Renaissance that marked as an end of an era of Italy

Answer 34

The Black Death

Question 35

Stated that the planets, the sun and the moon moved in a circular motion around the earth – existence of days and nights

Answer 35

Claudius Ptolemy

Question 36

a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center.

Answer 36

Geocentric Model

Question 37

explained the daily and yearly motion of the sun and stars in the universe. Developed his sun-centered universe

Answer 37

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 38

The center of the solar system is not the Earth but actually the sun

Answer 38

Heliocentric Theory

Question 39

The book describes the laws of the universe where almost everything can be explained with mathematical calculations.

Answer 39

Principia in 1687

Question 40

Age of Enlightenment also referred to as?

Answer 40

Age of Reason

Question 41

The power given from humanity from the scientific revolution had become more significant when applied during the Industrial Revolution. This intellectual revolution can be divided into four stages.

Answer 41

* The first level (late 1700s to late 1800s) is characterized by mechanization and steam powered machines. * The second level (19th century) is characterized by mass production, assembly line and use of electrical energy. * The third level (20th century) is characterized by automation, computers and electronics. * The fourth level (21st century) is characterized by cyber physical systems, internet of things (IoT) and networks.

Question 42

* An English naturalist, biologist and geologist. * All life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all are related. * Published his book, On the Origin of Species. * complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.

Answer 42

Charles Darwin

Question 43

Organisms have the ability to adapt to their environment and would gradually change into something that would be more competitive to survive

Answer 43

Evolution

Question 44

is a process that occurs in nature and involves the survival and reproduction of organisms best adapted to their enviroment

Answer 44

Natural Selection

Question 45

Four Factor of Natural Selection

Answer 45

Variation in Population Inherited Traits Offspring Compete Survival of the Fittest

Question 46

In every species there is variation. This variability occurs even between related individuals

Answer 46

Variation in Population

Question 47

Each species has traits determined by inheritance. Inherited traits passed from parents to offspring determine the characteristics of the offspring

Answer 47

Inherited Traits

Question 48

Most species produce more offspring each year than the environment can support.

Answer 48

Offspring Compete

Question 49

Some individuals survive the struggle for resources.

Answer 49

Survival of the Fittest

Question 50

was the founding Father of Psychoanalysis, a method for treating mental illness and also a theory which explains human behavior.

Answer 50

Sigmund Freud

Question 51

A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear; less severe than psychosis because it does not involve detachment from reality (e.g., hallucination).

Answer 51

Neurosis

Question 52

of or relating to both psychological and sexual aspects.

Answer 52

Psychosexual

Question 53

Primitive features that are driven by an unconscious need for pleasure

Answer 53

Id

Question 54

Develops around the age of 2 and focuses on the reality principle.

Answer 54

Ego

Question 55

It's our internal morals that we learn from our same sex parent, that punishes our ego for any wrong doing or guilt

Answer 55

Superego