WorksheetsInventors and Innovators
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
Which innovator invented the bag less vacuum cleaner?
James Dyson
Benjamin Franklin
Henry Hoover
Thomas Edison
Where did Dyson move his manufacturing factory too?
Wales
France
Egypt
Malaysia
What are the advantages of electric cars?
Pollution, cheaper, use lots of petrol
Less Pollution, Quieter, Cheaper to run
Easier on the environment, Electricity is cheaper than petrol, Maintenance is cheaper
They have no advantages
What are the disadvantages of electric cars?
They have short ranges, recharging takes a while, large initial investment, charging stations are unavailable in lots of places
Expensive, Charge easily, lots of charging points
They are the most dangerous inventions on the earth
They cause more pollution than combustion engine cars
What language does the word 'Electricus' belong to?
French
Greek
Latin
Welsh
What did Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment prove?
He found out that lightning was electrical
He got the shock of his life!
Benjamin loved storms
It helped him find his keys!
What two scientific words come from Alessandro Volta' innovations?
Shocking and electricus
Volley and Ball
Vaulting and jumping
Volt and Voltage
What did Thomas Edison invent?
The first plant bulb
Circus acts
The first light bulb
The first telephone
Who was the innovator that inspired Michael Faraday?
Mr Evans
Volta
The Ancient Greeks
Lewis Latimer
What did the Ancient Greeks mistake rubbing amber for?
They thought it magnetism instead of static electricity.
They thought it would create fire.
They believed that they had invented the first lightbulbs
