Steam Engine

Whose steam engine technology was applied to the railway?

• James Watt

• Darlington

• Richard Beeching

What is this invention?

• Spinning Jenny

• Power Loom

• Steam Engine

• Telegraph

What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

• Electricity

• Steam

• Gasoline

• Wind

• Nuclear

Who invented a new type of steam engine in 1781 that allowed the steam engine to be used in factories?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• Henry Ford

• Elias Howe

• James Watt

Who gets the credit for introducing steam trains to America?

• Steve Clermont

• Robert Fulton

• Peter Cooper

• Peter Roberts

What natural resource did coal replace in steam engines and many industries?

• gas

• timber/wood

• bronze

• garbage

What was the name of Peter Cooper's steam train?

• Baby

• Train McTrainface

• The Little Engine That Could

• The Tom Thumb

Who is credited with inventing the first practical steam engine?

• Thomas Newcomen

• James Watt

• George Stephenson

• Robert Fulton

What was the primary purpose of the early steam engines?

• Transportation

• Pumping water out of mines

• Generating electricity

• Heating homes

Which industry was most transformed by the introduction of steam engines during the Industrial Revolution?

• Textile

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Construction