Quiz  /  Steam Engine

  • 1. 
    What new source of power helped to drive the Industrial Revolution?

  • Horse
  • Water
  • Steam
  • Wind

  • 2. 
    What was the drawback of using a river as power for a factory?

  • Unreliable
  • The factory had to be near a river
  • Rivers could freeze
  • All of the above

  • 3. 
    What do steam engines boil to create steam for power?

  • Oil
  • Gasoline
  • All of the above
  • Water

  • 4. 
    What was an advantage of steam power?

  • Factories could be located anywhere
  • It was free
  • It used the wind
  • All of the above

  • 5. 
    True or False: Steam power was used in a number of different applications?

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 6. 
    What term did James Watt use to describe how much power a steam engine could produce?

  • Watt
  • Ampere
  • Horsepower
  • Manpower

  • 7. 
    Who invented one of the first useful steam engines in 1712?

  • Thomas Newcomen
  • Albert Einstein
  • Thomas Edison
  • Eli Whitney

  • 8. 
    Which of the following was a practical use for steam engines?

  • Locomotives
  • Mines
  • Factories
  • All of the above

  • 9. 
    Who developed the first commercially successful steamboat operation?

  • James Watt
  • Thomas Savery
  • Robert Fulton
  • James Hargreaves

  • 10. 
    True or False: Steam power is used today in both electricity and nuclear power plants.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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