Term 3 Flashcards
What animals pulled carts, carriages, coaches and wagons?
Oxen, horses, mules and donkeys were used to pull carts. They could cart more good and heavy goods.
Explain the first bicycle
The bicycle was invented nearly 100 years ago.
No pedals
Made of wood.
It was called a running machine
A penny Farthing is a bicycle with one big wheel and one small wheel.
How does a steam engine and a steam ship work?
Water is boiled. over a coal fire
Steam forms and the steam energy is used to make the engine work.
Name 2 ways animals can be used for transport:
People can ride animals
We can pack things on their backs
Animals can pull things
What animals are used in the desert and why?
Camels because they travel for a long time without water.
When was the motor car invented?
In the 1880’s
Who invented the motor car?
Carl Benz and Gootlieb Daimler invented the motor car
What did Henry Ford invent?
Henry Ford invented the Tin Lizzy which was the first affordable car.
What is the speed limit in South Africa
120km per hour. 240km is illegal
What is released into the air by busses, taxis, trucks, cars?
Exhaust Fumes
Name and explain how exhaust fumes damage our health
Health problems - our lungs are not strong enough to breathe in exhaust fumes every day so people get sick more often.
Name and explain how exhaust fumes damage our plants and animals
Plants - the fumes rise into the air and fall back to the eater as raindrops (acid rain). The harmful rain is absorbed by plants and they can become poisonous.
Animals - eat the harmful plants or they breathe in the harmful air.
Name and explain how exhaust fumes change our weather
The exhaust fumes rise high into the atmosphere and they damage the atmosphere. This allows more UV rays onto the earth and the earth gets warmer. It is called global warming.
Summer = hotter
Winter = colder
Name the old forms of water transport
Raft
Canoe
Reed Boats
they are the oldest form of transport and are still used today
Who invested sails and the compass?
The Chinese
