STS REVIEWER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Science, Technology and Society (STS) - Answer-is an interdisciplinary field that studies the conditions
under which the production, distribution and utilization of scientific knowledge and technological
systems occur; the consequences of these activities upon different groups of people.
Hypothesis - Answer-one of the steps of the scientific process; an if-then statement or educated guess,
based on observation, and to be tested, accepted or rejected (as a result of the analysis of data
collected).
Theory - Answer-Accumulated evidence, over time, performed through a series of reproducible
experiments
Paradigm - Answer-A widely accepted model, example or framework.
E.g., the Earth is round
Science - Answer-based technology development accelerates economic growth through its effects on
industrial productivity. Search for knowledge
Technology - Answer-practical application of knowledge.
, Science as an Idea - Answer-It includes ideas, theories, and all available systematic explanations and
observations about the natural and physical world.
Science as an Intellectual activity - Answer-It encompasses a systematic and practical study of the
natural and physical world
Meditative thinking - Answer-humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of force or
violence.
Science as a body of knowledge - Answer-It is a subject or a discipline, a field of study, or a body of
knowledge that deals with the process of learning about the natural and physical world. This what we
refer to as a school science.
Inca Civilization - Answer-is also famous in Meso america. The Incas made advanced scientific ideas
considering their limitations as an old civilization.
EUDAIMONIA - Answer-good spirited, Coined by Aristotle,Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans, human flourishing.
Palaeolithic technology - Answer-is the oldest known, but probably people used technology long before
then.
Science as personal and social activity - Answer-This explains that science is both knowledge and
activities done by human beings to develop better understanding of the world around them, It is a
means to improve life and to survive in life
Scientific Revolution - Answer-was the period of enlightenment when the developments in the fields of
mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature
ANSWERS
Science, Technology and Society (STS) - Answer-is an interdisciplinary field that studies the conditions
under which the production, distribution and utilization of scientific knowledge and technological
systems occur; the consequences of these activities upon different groups of people.
Hypothesis - Answer-one of the steps of the scientific process; an if-then statement or educated guess,
based on observation, and to be tested, accepted or rejected (as a result of the analysis of data
collected).
Theory - Answer-Accumulated evidence, over time, performed through a series of reproducible
experiments
Paradigm - Answer-A widely accepted model, example or framework.
E.g., the Earth is round
Science - Answer-based technology development accelerates economic growth through its effects on
industrial productivity. Search for knowledge
Technology - Answer-practical application of knowledge.
, Science as an Idea - Answer-It includes ideas, theories, and all available systematic explanations and
observations about the natural and physical world.
Science as an Intellectual activity - Answer-It encompasses a systematic and practical study of the
natural and physical world
Meditative thinking - Answer-humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of force or
violence.
Science as a body of knowledge - Answer-It is a subject or a discipline, a field of study, or a body of
knowledge that deals with the process of learning about the natural and physical world. This what we
refer to as a school science.
Inca Civilization - Answer-is also famous in Meso america. The Incas made advanced scientific ideas
considering their limitations as an old civilization.
EUDAIMONIA - Answer-good spirited, Coined by Aristotle,Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans, human flourishing.
Palaeolithic technology - Answer-is the oldest known, but probably people used technology long before
then.
Science as personal and social activity - Answer-This explains that science is both knowledge and
activities done by human beings to develop better understanding of the world around them, It is a
means to improve life and to survive in life
Scientific Revolution - Answer-was the period of enlightenment when the developments in the fields of
mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature
