Inventions

What do all good inventions have in common?

• They never break down.

• They make life easier and more enjoyable.

• They are cheap and easy to make.

• They do dangerous jobs for humans.

The first computers were __________________________.

• easy to carry

• very powerful

• big and heavy

• made in Japan

What is a process?

• a group of parts

• a set of rules

• a series of actions

• a proven theory

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Because people wanted to explore space, they invented ____________________.

• spacesuits

• new materials to protect humans

• ways to breathe when there is no air

• all of the above

The invention of the jet engine led to the invention of _____________.

• the steamboat

• the gasoline engine

• the rocket engine

• all of the above

Which item is not an example of a product?

• an idea

• a computer

• an engine part

• a keyboard

Which statement is not true?

• not every invention is useful

• inventors are different from artists

• most inventions get better as time goes by

• patents aren't necessary for most inventions

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What was the author's purpose for writing this book?

• to tell the process for applying for a patent for an invention

• to describe how the invention of the engine changed the world

• to show the process Thomas Edison went through to invent the light bulb

• to explain what inventions are and how some important ones have happened

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What was likely the first invention to help move people and things?

• trains

• carts

• steamboats

• engines

Why was the first computer invented?

• to help inventors communicate with one another

• to solve difficult math problems

• to keep track of new inventions

• all of the above