Transportation

Front

In the 1820, what invention changed the way we get around on rivers and waterways? Options: steamboats, cruise ships, tankers, jet skis

Back

steamboats

Front

Steam engines used the pressure of heat and evaporated water to turn the _________ that would move the boat where it wanted to go.

Back

paddles

Front

No more stage coaches on bumpy, muddy roads and no more boats on dangerous rivers-the invention of the _________ in the mid 1800's, made it an easier and more reliable way to get people from place to place.

Back

railroad

Front

Orville and Wilbur Wright tested their invention of the airplane glider in __________, NC because the sand there made it safer for testing their flying machine.

Back

Kitty Hawk, NC

Front

Who made a bunch of cars at a price that everyone could afford - his companies produced and sold millions of Model-T cars?

Back

Henry Ford

Front

What transportation vehicle delivers about 80% of all goods in our state's cities? Options: airplane, train, semi-truck, cruise ship

Back

semi-truck

Front

Which form of transportation is the "future" of transportation? Options: cargo ships, 18 wheeler semi-trucks, space, jet airplanes

Back

space

Front

The first steamboat in North Carolina, made by Otway Burns was called __________.

Back

Prometheus

Front

Henry Ford changed America's economy by building a(n) ____________ that let him make cars faster and more cheaply so more people could buy cars.

Back

assembly line

Front

Henry Ford helped many companies because these companies were needed to produce his Model T Ford cars. Which company was NOT needed? Options: glass industry, oil industry, steel industry, textile industry

Back

textile industry