CCE3

What is the primary focus of mechanical engineering?

• Design and construction of roads
• Maintenance of computers
• Operation of electrical systems
• Design and maintenance of machines and mechanical systems

Which invention is considered one of the oldest roots of mechanical engineering?

• Carriage
• Wheel
• Steam engine
• Airplane

Who developed the first successful steam engine with a piston?

• George Stephenson
• James Watt
• Thomas Newcomen
• Robert Stephenson

What problem did Thomas Newcomen's steam engine originally solve?

• Powering locomotives
• Pumping water out of mines
• Manufacturing goods
• Transporting goods across long distances

What was James Watt's key improvement to Newcomen's steam engine?

• Adding more horsepower
• Developing a separate condenser
• Using coal as fuel
• Building it for trains

What significant impact did Watt's invention have on the Industrial Revolution?

• It sped up transportation on land.
• It replaced manual labor with machines in factories.
• It was used to power war machines.
• It helped grow the automotive industry.

Who is commemorated in Westminster Abbey with a marble statue?

• George Stephenson
• Thomas Newcomen
• Wilbur Wright
• James Watt

What is the name of the first public passenger train?

• Locomotion
• Steamliner
• Rail Flyer
• Iron Horse

How fast could George and Robert Stephenson’s “Locomotion” travel?

• 10 km/h
• 15 km/h
• 24 km/h
• 50 km/h

Who designed the first powered aircraft to take flight?

• George Stephenson
• Thomas Newcomen
• Wilbur and Orville Wright
• James Watt