Turn of the Century - Part 3 (Inventors)

This inventor was an African -American scientist who created more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

This person invented many things and ideas including the phonograph and a longer lasting electric light bulb. 

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

This inventor improved the telegraph with the invention of the telephone.

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

Who made the first powered flight in an airplane that

they built themselves? This flight began the aviation and space exploration industries.

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

Which of the following did George Washington Carver do?

• He learned from farmers about the disadvantages of crop rotation.

• He taught farmers why they should not use crop rotation.

•  He taught farmers about the benefits of crop rotation. 

What is crop rotation?

• Planting different crops each year to help put nutrients back into the soil.

• Planting the same crops each year to help put nutrients back into the soil.

•  Planting the same crops every month to help put nutrients back into the soil.

How did the invention of the telephone benefit people?

• There were only a few jobs that involved using a telephone, so businesses still sent telegrams.

• Led to the creation of new jobs such as telephone operators and businesses could communicate more quickly and easily.

• Businesses could communicate after sending a telegraph to other businesses.

True or False?

Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, but he improved the invention and made it for practical use like use in homes and businesses

• False

• True

Why was the flight that the Wright Brothers took in December 1903 considered to be groundbreaking?

• It was the first time that there had been more than 12 passengers on an airplane.

• It was the first time that a flight had lasted for 12 hours.

• It was the first time a motor had been used to power an airplane.

Where was the first motorized airplane flown by the Wright Brothers?

• Kitty Hawk,

  North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania