Tools and Technology Answers

Rudri studies for her physical science test on the history of the atomic model. She creates a table to show how the atomic model has changed over time. Which represents the correct order of development for the atomic model?

When people look through a telescope, air currents in the Earth’s atmosphere can distort the images they see. In the 1950s, a scientist named H. W. Babcock thought of a way to reduce this distortion by using a special device within the telescope. However, this device was not used until the 1990s.Which best explains why Babcock’s idea took many years to become a reality?

The Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the country. The U.S. Department of Energy gave this port $3.4 million to operate twenty heavy-duty hydrogen hybrid fuel cell powered trucks around the port.Which is the most likely reason the U.S. government made such an investment?

The public is not yet able to purchase cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells because engineers have to determine how the cars perform based on which scenario?

Which best blocks X-ray particles and can therefore be observed more closely through the use of this technology?

Which scientific tool helps to make distant objects appear nearer and larger?

View the model of the United States. Which is a likely limitation of this model?

Which model is most likely used to show something that happens too slowly to see?