WorksheetsTen Most Important Scientific Discoveries
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Check all the boxes which mention the inventions featured in the video
Penicillin
Chemical compounds
Vaccines
Genes
DNA structure
It has been many hundreds of years since the wheel was invented.
TRUE
FALSE
The wheel was first used as a potter's wheel.
TRUE
FALSE
The wheel is an insignificant invention.
TRUE
FALSE
Quinine was found from the _____________.
disease malaria
Indian tribes
bark of a tree
Quinine is not used to treat malaria in African countries.
TRUE
FALSE
LOGI stands for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
TRUE
FALSE
Albert Einstein's theory of gravitational waves in 1916 was disproved in 2015.
TRUE
FALSE
Alzheimer's and Huntington's are diseases caused by genetic mutations.
TRUE
FALSE
In 1928, ___________ discovered penicillin.
Alexander Graham Bell
Albert Einstein
Alexander Fleming
The following statements are true about penicillin, except...
Penicillin is what led to the development of antibiotics.
Penicillin is what led to the development of antibodies.
Penicillin is what led to people surviving various ailments.
Look at the picture. Choose ALL the statements that are TRUE.
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered it in 1953.
It is not very beneficial to forensics.
Its structure is called the triple helix.
Its discovery had led to an improvement of quality of life for humans.
Its structure is called the double helix.
___________ is credited with the invention of the lightbulb.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
___________ is credited with the discovery of electricity.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
This is a picture of the AC system designed by _____________.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Vaccines provide people with immunity from diseases by the introduction of the viruses into the body that cause it in the first place.
TRUE
FALSE
Check all the boxes for diseases that have successfully developed vaccines.
Dengue
Diphtheria
Malaria
Mumps
Rubella
The story of Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity has been proven without a doubt to be true.
TRUE
FALSE
The Internet can trace its origins to the 1960s.
TRUE
FALSE
Check all that apply.
The Internet has transformed the way we ________.
buy things
do business
communicate
access information from around the world
share information around the world
