Technology

How did cars and highways transform (transform means change) a city?

• It allows people to live away from the city and move to the suburb so there's less people living in the city.

• It does not change a town.

• The city gets bigger.

• Highways allow cars to move.

What are trains mostly used for these days instead of in the past?

• They are used to carry goods.

• People use them on a daily basis in Dallas.

• Trains are technology.

• Trains are a form of transportation.

What type of engine was used to power trains and steam boats in the past?

• The steam engine was used in the past. It used coal as its fuel.

• Fossil Fuel

• Air

• Legs

How do phones help people?

• We can call people that live far away.

• It makes communication faster.

• It makes communication easier.

• All of the above

How have phones changed over time?

• They got smaller.

• They did not change.

• Computers help people do things.

What did the first printing press allow people to do?

• It created more books or newspapers so people could read more. You did not have to have a person write a whole book by hand.

• It did nothing.

• It helped people type things.

• It is like a printer.

Name an invention.

How have planes changed over time?

• They fly better, straighter, and are more comfortable.

• They did not change.

• The Wright brothers created the first airplane.

• Planes are a great way to travel.

What is the medicine that helps us fight off a virus?

• medicine

• vaccine

• tylenol

• benadryl

What did Thomas Edison invent?