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Transportation history and vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fuel made from vegetable oil

a)

crude oil

b)

diesel

c)

gasoline

d)

biodiesel

2.

Gasoline is made from this

a)

crude oil

b)

diesel

c)

gasoline

d)

biodiesel

3.

Self-driving

a)

pedestrian

b)

autonomous

c)

hydraulic

4.

Faster than sound

a)

subsonic

b)

supersonic

c)

extraterrestrial

5.

Water vehicle

a)

marine

b)

avionic

c)

terrestrial

d)

commercial

6.

An improvement on an original invention

a)

innovation

b)

antecedent

c)

variation

d)

alternative

7.

Which of these was invented first?

a)

car

b)

cable car

c)

truck

d)

motorcycle

8.

Which did people ride in first?

a)

train

b)

plane

c)

rocket

9.

Which was made to work well first?

a)

helicopter

b)

steam locomotive

c)

hot air balloon

10.

What was invented around the same time as the wheel?

a)

boats

b)

planes

c)

combustion engine

d)

zeppelin

11.

All of the things needed for transportation: roads, fuel, railways, airports, bridges, tunnels, etc.

a)

autonomous

b)

infrastructure

c)

hydraulic

d)

pedestrian

12.

Powered with liquid pressure to move parts

a)

autonomous

b)

infrastructure

c)

hydraulic

d)

pedestrian

13.

Used by business

a)

antediluvian

b)

rural

c)

urban

d)

commercial

14.
No more stage coaches on bumpy, muddy roads and no more boats on dangerous rivers-the invention of the _________ in the mid 1800's, made it an easier and more reliable way to get people from place to place.
a)
railroad
b)
airplane
c)
trailway buses
d)
Model-T Ford cars
15.
Henry Ford changed America's economy by building a(n) ____________ that let him make cars faster and more cheaply so more people could buy cars. 
a)
assembly line
b)
Cherokee Alphabet
c)
glass industry
d)
paddles
16.
The idea of flying an aircraft is a very old one. Even Leonardo Da Vinci experimented with models.
a)
True
b)
False