Vocab 1
Define electricity
a source of power
A place where truck trailers and stored until they are used to move goods
Terminals
Charles and Frank Duryea were bicycle makers who invented what type of transportation?
cars
In the 1900s our country was involved in how many wars?
five
What form of communications used dots and dashes to send messages?
telegraph
Define subway
a system of rails underneath large cities as a means of moving people
Not taking one side or the other
neutral
Wilbur and Orville Wright were two bicycle makers who invented what transportation system?
airplane
Which country attempted to stay neutral in both World War I and World War II?
The U.S.
What was used to record and reproduce sound?
phonograph
Define international
other countries around the globe
A device invented in the 1870s that played recorded sound
phonograph
This company was responsible for building trucks, tractor trailers, buses and rail cars.
Mack Brothers Truck Company
What event took place between WWI and WWII?
The Great Depression
What was used to record movies?
Define interstate
a road that crosses the state and other states with stop lights or stop signs
The process of placing a mixture of sand and water into the earth to break apart rock
fracking
What method of transportation uses underground tunnels and electricity to operate them?
subway
What happened on Flight 93? What did the government due to honor this event?
9/11 hijackers attempted to take over Flight 93 but they were unable to because the passengers fought for control of the plane. The Flight 93 National Memorial.
The invention of these two things led to movie theaters and televisions.
Define pipeline
a network of pipes under the ground that move products and goods
Slow increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
global warming
These three types of transportation mean the same thing with different names
street cars, cable cars, trolley cars
How did the economy recover from the Recession in 2008?
The government provided loans to businesses
Why did cell phones become so popular so quickly?
They allow us to communicate with each other within seconds, they allow us to take pictures, go on the internet, play games etc.