ABU DHABI INDIAN SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

JUNIOR BOYS
CLASS-V
Subject: EVS

TERM-2
TOPIC-The age of machines
Notes/Worksheet No. 11

I QUESTION AND ANSWER

Q1. Which was the first metal to be discovered?
Ans: The first metal to be discovered was Copper.
Q2. Why is the discovery of iron very important?
Ans: The discovery of iron was a very important one. Iron is harder than Copper and Bronze. Tools
like axes, ploughs and shovels were made from it. It was easy to plough land with these tools.
Q3.Name the metals used by the early humans to make their tools?
Ans: Copper, Bronze ,Iron.
Q4. What is Industrial Revolution?
Ans: The change from handmade goods to machine-made goods is known as the Industrial
Revolution.
Q5.What is mass production?
Ans: Mass production is the name given to the method of producing goods in large quantities at low
cost per unit.
Q6.What are the fuels used to run machines?
Ans: Coal, diesel, kerosene oil, petrol.
Q7.Why should we use coal and petroleum carefully?
Ans: We should use coal and petroleum carefully as they are running out.
Q8. How did Benjamin Franklin prove that lightning was electricity?
Ans: Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm. He attached a piece of wire to the kite and a
metal key at the other end of the thread. When there was a flash of lightning, he touched the metal
key. He got a strong shock. This proved that lightning was electricity.
Q9 Name the three alternative sources of energy.
Ans: Solar energy, wind energy, biogas.
II Name the following
1.The Industrial Revolution took place in ----England.
2.Diesel engine was invented by----Rudolf Diesel.
3. The energy we get from water-----Hydroelectricity.
4.The energy we get from the sun--- Solar energy.
5. A mixture of two metals----Alloy.
III Fill in the blanks
1.In 1769, James Watt made an efficient steam engine.
2.Bronze is a mixture of copper and Tin.
3.Battery was invented by Alessandro Volta.
4.Coal and petroleum are called fossil fuels.
5.Dams are constructed across rivers to produce hydroelectricity.
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