Transportation

How did people get from place to place before transportation inventions?

• Boats

• Driving

• Flying

• Walking

When was the first steam engine for locomotives invented?

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

Which of the following was invented first?

• airplane

• steamboat

• Ford Model T

• steam locomotive

In what year was the first airplane invented?

• 1787

• 1814

• 1903

• 1969

Who built the rocket that took the 2020 astronauts to space?

• Henry Ford

• Karl Benz

• SpaceX

• Wright Brothers

Who owns SpaceX?

• Elon Musk

• Ernest Michaux

• George Stephenson

• John Fitch

How has transportation changed over time?

• It is harder to meet basic needs.

• Fewer people own a car or truck.

• Goods and people move more quickly.

• Roads are not made from natural resources.

Faster transportation is a result of ________?

• space exploration

• people staying home

• technology development

• not enough cars being produced

Which invention led to space exploration?

• train

• wheel

• rocket engine

• steam engine

Why were railroads an important invention?

• Travel across the country became slower.

• Traveling by train was much more fun than a horse and carriage.

• People were running out of horses to use for transportation.

• Trains could transport more resources and people.