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3rd Grade SS : Studies Weekly Wk: 31 Transportation Over Time

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transportation is how things ae moved from one place to another.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

What did transportation increase, according to the article?

a)

agriculture

b)

medicine

c)

interdependence

d)

technology

3.

What technology made transportation more efficient?

a)

lever

b)

ramp

c)

pulley

d)

wheel

4.

What vehicle can transport the MOST people?

a)

automobile

b)

carriage

c)

bus

d)

coach

5.

What was adapted (made) as new forms of transportation were developed?

a)

horses

b)

roads

c)

motors

d)

wheels

6.

What modern wheeled box was invented to transport goods?

a)

automobile

b)

subway

c)

bus

d)

motorcycle

7.

What was the equivalent of four horses?

a)

2 oxen

b)

4 sheep

c)

3 men

d)

5 pigs

8.

What invention helped keep truckloads safe?

a)

rails

b)

tires

c)

rims

d)

wagons

9.

How many people can ride a trolley car?

a)

35

b)

50

c)

75

d)

85

10.

What type of transportation was first used on rivers?

a)

canoes

b)

ferries

c)

sailboats

d)

ships

11.

What was used to cross rivers long ago?

a)

bridges

b)

canoes

c)

ferries

d)

road

12.

What source of energy was first used with ships?

a)

coal

b)

solar

c)

oil

d)

wind

13.

What animal did the Wright brothers study?

a)

bat

b)

birds

c)

glider

d)

moth

14.

What 2 environments do airplanes use? ( Mark 2 answers! )

a)

land

b)

ocean

c)

magma

d)

air

e)

tundra

15.

What new technology is used in the air today?

a)

airplanes

b)

helicopters

c)

drones

d)

parasails