Question

Drag each tile to the correct box. Match the inventions to the changes they brought to society.

Thomas Edisons electric lightbulb
James Watts steam engine
Eli Whitney Cotton gin
Henry Bessermers bessermer process
Louis Pasteurs pasteurization process


provided an efficient way to process cotton
to use in the growing textile industry

provided a way to keep food products safer
longer and reduce health risks

provided an economical way to convert iron
into steel to produce machinery for trains
and factories

allowed factory workers to work after dark
and increase production

provided affordable power for factories,
trains, and ships

Answer 1

thomas edison electric lightbulb - allows factory workers to work after dark

james watts steam engine - provided affordable power for factories,

trains, and ships

eli whitney cotton gin - provided an efficient way to process cotton

to use in the growing textile industry

henry bessermers bessermer process - provided an economical way to convert iron into steel to produce machinery for trains and factories

louis pasteurs pasteurization process - provided a way to keep food products safer longer and reduce health risks

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

• thomas edison electric lightbulb - allows factory workers to work after dark

• james watts steam engine - provided affordable power for factories,

trains, and ships

• eli whitney cotton gin - provided an efficient way to process cotton

to use in the growing textile industry

• henry bessermers bessermer process - provided an economical way to convert iron into steel to produce machinery for trains and factories
• louis pasteurs pasteurization process - provided a way to keep food products safer longer and reduce health risks