Social Studies Quizzizz Week 13 - Transportation

Why is wind not the most reliable energy source for ocean transportation?

• No one knows where the wind will blow.

• The wind does not always blow.

• People cannot survive in the wind.

• Storms are causes by wind.

Where would a trolley most likely be found?

• town

• suburb

• farm

• city

_______ were used as highways in ancient times.

• Glaciers

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

Which vehicle was NOT created for the purpose of moving people?

• wagon

• train

• coach

• canoe

How did the automobile change the land?

• People could travel faster.

• Roads and parking lots were built.

• Cities become more crowded.

• Houses grew closer together.

What invention helped travel by land become easier and safer?

• axel

• hubcap

• motor

• tire

Explain why the wheel has not changed over human history.

Choose all that apply. (short answer question)

• already perfect machine for its purpose

• no other design works better than the wheel

• they should change the wheel to a square

• nobody has designed a new one

Put these modes of transportation in order from oldest to newest.

• bus, automobile, coach, carriage

• coach, bus, automobile, carriage

• carriage, coach, automobile, bus