How Power Lines Were Designed — Questions and answers

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What was Auntie Tala doing in the garden?

Choices

  1. Playing with Katya in a volcanic pool.
  2. Carefully tending to a bed of fire-flowers. ✓
  3. Inventing new solar lamps.
  4. 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

  1. Katya being in his workshop.
  2. Another broken insulator. ✓
  3. What DaVinci said about patience.
  4. 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

  1. It was too soft and bent easily.
  2. It was too expensive to use. ✓
  3. The ancient Romans didn't use it.
  4. 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

  1. They are very old and need to be replaced.
  2. They are simple but the result of hard work and ingenuity. ✓
  3. They only work during the daytime.
  4. They were invented by Katya.

Answer: They are simple but the result of hard work and ingenuity.

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