Industrial Revolution Quiz

Define the Second Industrial Revolution.

• Period of rapid industrial growth in the late 1800s

• The invention of the steam engine

• The rise of the internet

• The discovery of electricity

How is steel different from iron?

• It is lighter

• It is stronger (impurities removed)

• It is more flexible

• It is more brittle

Define the Bessemer process.

• Cooling iron rapidly

• Blasting hot air through melted iron to remove impurities

• Mixing iron with carbon

• Heating iron slowly

How did the Bessemer process change the steel industry?

• Increased production, less expensive

• Made steel more colorful

• Reduced production, more expensive

• Made steel heavier

Which of the following is a factor affecting industrial growth?

• Decreasing population

• Greater ability to use natural resources

• Lack of transportation

• Reduced immigration

List three uses for kerosene.

• Cooking, heating, lighting

• Painting, cleaning, cooling

• Writing, drawing, sculpting

• Building, repairing, demolishing

What do oil refineries do?

• Turn the crude oil into finished products like kerosene

• Extract gold from oil

• Create plastic from oil

• Use oil to generate electricity

Define patent.

• Exclusive rights to make or sell inventions

• A type of scientific experiment

• A method of communication

• A form of government

Why is it important for inventors to get a patent?

• Protects inventions from being manufactured by others

• Increases the cost of production

• Allows free use of the invention by everyone

• Ensures the invention is never used

What problem did Thomas Edison face regarding the use of electricity?

• At the time, few homes or businesses could get electricity

• Electricity was too expensive to produce

• There was no demand for electricity

• Electricity was only available in Europe