STEAM ENGINE
What fuel is burned to heat water in the boiler?
COAL
What type of power did factories use before steam power?
WATER POWER
Why did many factory owners switch from water to steam power?
Steam was more powerful and constant.
What means of transport shortened journey times?
RAILWAYS
The system where workers made goods at home for merchants who paid them by piece.
DOMESTIC SYSTEM
What does water become when heated?
STEAM
Which keyword means “machines used in factories”?
MECHANISED
How did steam power help industry grow?
It allowed more machines to work at once.
What was a group that managed a section of road, charged tolls, and kept the road in better condition for travel and trade?
Turnpike trust
What system did the domestic system give way to?
FACTORIES
Which part of the engine moves like a see-saw?
THE BEAM
Which keyword means “a place where minerals like coal are taken out”?
MINE
What positive effect came from steam power?
Faster and larger production.
Built in the 18th and early 19th centuries, these waterways allowed heavy goods like coal and iron to be transported more efficiently than by road.
CANALS
Mention one dissadvantage of the domestic system.
One disadvantage of this system was irregular pay and slow production compared to factories
What part finally turns the belts that drive factory machines?
THE WHEEL
Why did factory owners like steam power?
It was stronger and more reliable.
What negative effect came with more factories?
Dirty air and environmental damage.
Which type of road charged travelers a toll to fund its maintenance?
turnpike road
Many workers and children developed these problems from breathing in dust, smoke, and polluted air in factories and mines.
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
What pushes the piston up inside the cylinder?
THE STEAM
Name TWO disadvantages of steam power.
Pollution,
high cost,
dangerous smoke
How did steam power change the location of factories?
Factories could be built anywhere, not just near rivers.
What is a train engine that pulls carriages on tracks, often using steam power?
A LOCOMOTIVE
What are increased production and economic growth?
Factories let workers make goods faster and in larger amounts.