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History: Transportation: The History of Transport Quiz 1_sk

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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How fast could people travel in the past and today?

Match the correct answers.

Motorcar today

75 km/h

Steam train in 1850

25 km/h

Motorcar in 1913

160 km/h

Gautrain today

Limited to speed limit

60-120 km/h

2.
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How far could goods be transported in the past and today?

Match the correct answers.

Long distance trucks

15 km a day

Wagons pulled by oxen

40 km a day

Container ships

Dependent on the wind

Animals carrying goods

800 km a day

Sailing Ships

More than 1000 km a day

3.

Choose the correct answer:

The oldest form of transporting goods is when _______ carry things.

a)

humans

b)

robots

c)

animals

d)

trucks

4.

Choose the correct answer:

Transport became ______ over time.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

5.

True or False:

It is only in the last 100 years that spacecraft have been invented.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which form of travel never changed over the years?

a)

Walking

b)

Ox wagons

c)

Bicycles

d)

Trams

7.

People started using hot air balloons about ​ (a)   years ago.

Choose from the below words
300-200
2000-500
8.

​ Which of the below were introduced about 100 years ago?

Choose all the correct answers.

a)
Submarines
b)
Spacecraft
c)
Carts
d)
Bicycles
9.

True or False:

Animals have been used for transportation and travel since 7 000 years ago until today.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

People can walk faster today than they did years ago.

a)

True

b)

False