Industry and Innovation

Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• The transition from making things by hand to making them by machine.

• A time of agricultural decline and rural poverty.
• An era characterized by a focus on manual labor and craftsmanship.
• A period marked by the absence of technological progress and innovation.

What two things merged during the Industrial Revolution?

• Mining and construction
• Transportation and communication
• Technology and industry
• Agriculture and trade

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the industrial revolution?

• Movement from the cities to the suburbs. 

• Advancements in technology
• Rise of factory jobs
• Use of child labor

What did advancements in the Agricultural industry lead to?

• An increase in crop yields.

• Increased labor costs for farmers.
• Lower quality of crops and livestock.
• Decreased reliance on technology in farming.

What type of engine/power was created and discovered during the Industrial Revolution, which turned the wheels of factory production?

• Wind

• Steam

• Petroleum 

• Coal 

How did Mark Twain describe the Gilded Age?

• Glittering on the surface, but corrupt underneath. 

• An era of political stability and cultural richness.
• Roaring and dazzling.

• A period marked by widespread philanthropy and community support.

What did the creation of the assembly line lead to?

• Increased reliance on manual labor, by hand, in factories.

• Mass production and mass consumption.

• A decline in job opportunities for workers.
• Decreased production costs in agriculture.

The EPA was created in 1970 in response to what?

• Public concern about air quality, litter, and contaminated water.

• The rise of renewable energy technologies.
• The establishment of the United Nations.
• Economic growth and industrial expansion.

What prominent treaty established legally binding protections for climate change?

• Kyoto Protocol
• Rio Declaration
• Montreal Protocol
• Paris Agreement

What animal went from speckled to solid black due the pollution of the Industrial Revolution?

• The common beetle

• The peppered moth 

• The white witch moth

• The northern flicker.