How Power Lines Were Designed — Questions and answers
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What was Auntie Tala doing in the garden?
Choices
- Playing with Katya in a volcanic pool.
- Carefully tending to a bed of fire-flowers. ✓
- Inventing new solar lamps.
- Adjusting the angle of the sun.
Answer: Carefully tending to a bed of fire-flowers.
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What was Humphrey Davy upset about?
Choices
- Katya being in his workshop.
- Another broken insulator. ✓
- What DaVinci said about patience.
- The woman's response to him.
Answer: Another broken insulator.
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Why did Mrs. Davy say copper wasn't a good material for long electrical lines?
Choices
- It was too soft and bent easily.
- It was too expensive to use. ✓
- The ancient Romans didn't use it.
- It didn't conduct electricity well.
Answer: It was too expensive to use.
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What did Auntie Tala say about the power lines connecting their island?
Choices
- They are very old and need to be replaced.
- They are simple but the result of hard work and ingenuity. ✓
- They only work during the daytime.
- They were invented by Katya.
Answer: They are simple but the result of hard work and ingenuity.
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