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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

a)

electricity

b)

wind

c)

steam

d)

nuclear

2.

Who invented a new type of steam engine in 1781 that allowed the steam engine to be used in factories?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Watt

3.

He used the assembly line to build the first affordable automobile.

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Watt

4.

What invention was developed by Samuel Morse?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Sewing Machine

c)

Steam engine

d)

Light bulb

5.

What process allowed steel to be mass-produced at a lower cost?

a)

Edison Process

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

Watt Process

d)

Singer Process

6.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a)

telephone

b)

telegraph

c)

typewriter

d)

sewing machine

7.

_____ were one of the most important modes of transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

planes

b)

trains

c)

automobiles

d)

rocket ships

8.

Who invented the spinning jenny?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

Isaac Singer

9.

Before steam power was invented, what were the early power sources of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Electricity

b)

Gasoline

c)

Water and wind

d)

Solar

10.

Who invented a safety break for elevators?

a)

Elisha Otis

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Watt

11.

Who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Elias Howe

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Watt

12.

He invented the steel plow?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

John Deere

c)

James Watt

d)

Eli Whitney