Inventions and Electricity Quiz

Who discovered the connection between magnetism and electricity?

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Michael Faraday

• Joseph Swan

What did Joseph Swan invent in 1860?

• The first electric motor

• The dynamo-machine

• A primitive light bulb

• The first electric power plant

When did Thomas Edison invent the first lightbulb?

• 1860

• 1879

• 40 years after Joseph Swan

• Before the dynamo-machine

What was a major role in city electrical utility systems?

• Telegraph

• Generators, motors, electric sockets

• The first electric motor

• The dynamo-machine

How did electric power improve industry?

• By making electricity more expensive

• By requiring factories to be located near water

• By increasing factory production as they did not have to depend on daylight

• By making daily life less convenient

Which of the following was NOT a result of the improvement in industry due to electric power?

• Factories no longer needed to depend on steam engines

• Factories had to be located near water

• Electricity was cheaper than lamps, candles, gaslight

• Electric power made daily life more convenient

What was the main advantage of trains over boats according to the text?

• Trains required waterways

• Trains were slower than boats

• Trains could carry heavier loads

• Trains were less reliable than boats

Who developed the Bessemer Process that improved the production of locomotives and railroad tracks?

• Henry Ford and Gottlieb Daimler

• Henry Bessemer and William Kelly

• Carl Benz and William Kelly

• Henry Bessemer and Gottlieb Daimler

What was the significant outcome of the Bessemer Process?

• Decreased production of locomotives

• Weaker steel for bridges

• Stronger steel for bridges

• Reduction in steel production

When did the construction on the Trans-Siberian Railway begin?

• 1851

• 1852

• 1891

• 1860