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History of the Steam Engine

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention was the first to use moving parts.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

2.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention allowed steam power to be converted into electric power.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

3.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention was the single biggest step in development.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

4.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention was a simple solution to an industrial problem.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

5.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention was the first continuous power source.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

6.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention first used a method people still use now.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

7.

Choose the person to whom the statement corresponds:


His invention allowed a much greater degree of control.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A. Parsons

8.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.


The Miner's Friend used condensed steam to ______________, which sucked water from mines.

a)

form a vacuum

b)

get an airbag

c)

form a space

d)

get a system

9.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.


Design improved: Newcomen _______________ using a piston and cylinder instead of an open boiler.

a)

increased effectivity

b)

decrease vulnerability

c)

increased efficiency

d)

decrease uncertainity

10.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.


1769: separating heating and cooling processes meant no ________________ between power strokes.

a)

stop

b)

long pause

c)

long break

d)

interruption

11.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.


Further development: became easier to ____________________ through the use of the flywheel.

a)

power machinery

b)

power engine

c)

promote improvement

d)

promote energy use

12.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.


Nineteenth century: steam power ________________________ for use in various means of transport.

a)

replaced

b)

transformed

c)

successfully changed

d)

successfully adapted