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Which inventor developed a new motor that generated alternating current (AC) electricity?

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Marie Curie
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Gregor Mendel
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George Washington Carver
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Nikola Tesla
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The chart shows automobile ownership in the early twentieth century.Based on the chart, what conclusion can be made about automobile ownership?

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In 1910 and 1920, automobile sales increased enormously.
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People bought new types of automobiles in the 1930s.
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Automobiles were slow and unreliable until the 1950s.
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Automobiles became more popular and affordable over time.
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The photo shows an invention from the Second Industrial Revolution.

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the alternating current engine
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the telephone
C
the telegraph
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the internal combustion engine
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How did Thomas Edison help make cities safer?

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Cities became less crowded because airplanes allowed people to move to new areas.
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Light bulbs replaced gas lights and kept city streets well lit to reduce crime.
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Police could cruise the streets in automobiles powered by internal combustion engines.
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The telephone made it easy to call for help in case of an emergency.
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The Wright brothers made their mark on history by

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flying the first engine-powered plane.
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developing the first light bulbs.
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inventing the first telegraph.
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making the first telephone.
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What conclusion can be drawn about the relationship of Joseph Lister’s and Louis Pasteur’s work?

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Lister’s work was only made possible by Pasteur’s discoveries.
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Lister and Pasteur could not have made their discoveries separately.
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Lister’s and Pasteur’s discoveries depended on the work of Marie Curie.
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Pasteur’s work was only made possible by Lister’s discoveries.
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What was the main way in which industrial age inventors helped farmers?

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by developing new techniques for growing crops
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by removing harmful bacteria from the soil
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by using radiation to control farm pests
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by improving farmers’ working conditions
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What is the best definition of heredity?

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Heredity is the theory that energy can travel most safely through alternate currents.
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Heredity is the process by which characteristics are passed to offspring.
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Heredity is the process by which heat kills harmful bacteria in milk and other foods.
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Heredity is the theory that radiation can be dangerous or deadly when misused.
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The first engine-powered flight took place in the year

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1925.
B
1889.
C
1941.
D
1903.
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radiation
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pasteurization
C
vaccination
D
combustion
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What can be concluded about the long-term effects of Alexander Graham Bell’s invention?

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It increased literacy rates by encouraging people to communicate through the written word.
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It encouraged the development of new cities and trades by allowing people to travel farther and faster.
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It improved the economy by increasing the number of hours people could work each day.
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It enabled families to remain in close contact even as they moved across the country and across the world.
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What did Marie Curie achieve during her career? Check all that apply.She discovered how to preserve foods safely.She developed X-ray machines.She discovered radioactive elements.She created vaccines for diseases.She won the Nobel Prize.

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She discovered how to preserve foods safely.
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She developed X-ray machines.
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She discovered radioactive elements.
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She created vaccines for diseases.
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She won the Nobel Prize.
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The chart shows automobile ownership in the United States from 1900-1950.

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1900 and 1920.
B
1930 and 1940.
C
1940 and 1950.
D
1920 and 1930.
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To means to remove harmful bacteria and other germs.

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Which of these subjects would most likely be studied at the Pasteur Institute?

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new flu strains
B
genetics
C
radiation technology
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agriculture
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the internal combustion engine
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the single-wire telegraph
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alternating current electricity
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engine-powered flight
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The use of antiseptics in hospitals resulted in

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an increase in injury rates.
B
more deaths following surgeries.
C
new types of X-ray machines.
D
a decline in the infection rate.
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The most important economic effect of the internal combustion engine was

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trade became slower and less efficient.
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encouraging city workers to commute.
C
increasing the price of gasoline.
D
allowing goods to be shipped farther.

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