Ohio 4th Grade Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the correct definition of ethyl gasoline.

• a type of gasoline that was used with filaments

• a type of gasoline that produced a “knocking” sound and resulted in damage to early automobile engines

• a type of gasoline that eliminated the “knocking” sound and resulting damage in early automobile engines

• a type of gasoline that was used with electric starters

A flying vehicle that has fixed wings and engines or propellers that thrust it forward through the air

• electric starter

• airplane

• filament

• motor

Choose the correct definition of cash register.

• a machine used to add up and record how much people pay for a good or a service

• a machine used to store money for goods and services

• a machine used to produce goods and services

• a machine used to buy goods and services

Choose the correct definition of incandescent.

• glowing or red with burning

• icy or white with cold

• icy or clear with freezing

• glowing or white with heat

Choose the correct definition of traffic signal.

• a device that controls airplane traffic

• a device that controls a motor

• a device that controls gasoline sales at gas stations

• a device that controls traffic at intersections and along streets and highways

A thin wire that glows white-hot when electricity passes through it

• electric starter

• filament

• motor

• ethyl

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry. Vocabulary Term: electric starter Definition: a device that uses electricity to start a ________

• filament

• lightbulb

• gas mask

• motor

Choose the correct definition of invention.

• a plan to buy goods and services

• a new device, method, or process

• an old story or work of art

• an idea to research

Choose the correct definition of gas mask.

• a device worn on the face to protect the wearer from electric starters

• a device worn on the face to protect the wearer in airplanes

• a device worn on the face to protect the wearer from breathing smoke and other toxic chemicals

• a device worn on the face to protect the wearer from gasoline fires

Choose the correct definition of phonograph.

• the first device that could record sounds and play them back to a listener

• the first device that could record images and play them back to a viewer

• the first device that could store records of purchases

• the first device that could start a motor