Ships

Question 1

How long have rivers been used for transport

Answer 1

Thousands of years ago

Question 2

Why are rivers slow for transport

Answer 2

Depends on water currents and manpower to row the boat

Question 3

Boats are smaller than ships - true or false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What can boats be powers by

Answer 4

Oars paddles or a steering pole or if they have sails then the wind

Question 5

What powered older ships

Answer 5

Steam engines

Question 6

What powers modern ships

Answer 6

Fuel-driven engines

Question 7

Where have sailing boats been developed

Answer 7

Most parts of the world

Question 8

Do sailing boats have an engine

Answer 8

No, a sail and propelled by the wind

Question 9

What was the main form of sea travel for many years

Answer 9

Sailing boats

Question 10

What was the first use of sailing boats

Answer 10

Fishing and travel between islands in an archipelago

Question 11

How do you spell archipelago

Answer 11

Archipelago

Question 12

What we’re sail boats used for later

Answer 12

Transport people and cargo (goods) all over the world

Question 13

What was the first type of boat

Answer 13

A dugout made by hollowing a tree trunk

Question 14

When were dugouts first used

Answer 14

From 6300 BC (before Christ - so more than 8000 years ago)

Question 15

What is a carved canoe

Question 16

Where are carved canoes used (Mokoros)

Answer 16

By fisherman on the Zambezi river and okovango delta (Africa)

Question 17

Are mokoros safe

Answer 17

They are sturdy and strong but crocodiles can pull fisherman out of them

Question 18

What is a coracle and what is it made from

Answer 18

A round boat like a basket made from branches or twigs, the outside is covered with tar or pitch - why? To make it waterproof

Question 19

Talk about the Egyptian rowing boat

Answer 19

Used very long ago (1600bc), long narrow boat powered by oarsmen

Question 20

Did the Egyptian rowing boat have sails

Answer 20

Not in the beginning but they were added over 1000 years ago

Question 21

Who invented kayaks

Answer 21

The Inuit people

Question 22

Where were the Inuit people from

Question 23

How many people go in a kayak

Answer 23

One and sometimes two

Question 24

What did they used the kayak for

Answer 24

Hunting and transportation

Question 25

How does the paddle work

Answer 25

It has two blades so can be used on both sides of the boat

Question 26

What were the kayak paddles made from

Answer 26

Driftwood (wood washed up by the sea or whale bones covered with stretched animal skin and whale fat

Question 27

Why did they add whale fat to the blades

Answer 27

To make them waterproof - so it was a layer of protection like shoe polish on your school shoes

Question 28

What did the Greeks and Phoenicians use to sale

Answer 28

They were good sailors who made big cargo ships

Question 29

Where did the Greeks and Phoenicians sail

Answer 29

In the Mediterranean Sea ( both have capitals)

Question 30

How do you spell Mediterranean Sea

Answer 30

Mediterranean Sea

Question 31

By 500 BC what had the Greeks and Phoenicians added to their boats

Answer 31

An extra mast and sail

Question 32

What is a mast

Answer 32

It is the long pole that the sail attaches to

Question 33

Who built the largest ships of their time and how big were they

Answer 33

The Romans whose ships could carry 1000 people and up to 14 000 kg

Question 34

What did the Roman Merchant Ships transport

Answer 34

Lots of grain (to make flour) from Egypt

Question 35

Why did the Roman Merchant ships transport grain all the way from Egypt by boat

Answer 35

Because it was cheaper than doing it by land

Question 36

Who made Dhows and what were they used for

Answer 36

Originally from the Middle East and they were used on the Nile river

Question 37

What is distinct (different) about a Dhow

Answer 37

It is a small boat with a large sail

Question 38

How are the planks of the dhow held together (hint: think about where they were used)

Answer 38

Coconut husk rope

Question 39

How many masts do dhows have

Answer 39

Usually two masts but there are different types of dhows

Question 40

Who made the Junk

Answer 40

The chinese

Question 41

Why is a Junk a good boat

Answer 41

It’s fast, easy to handle and can sail upwind

Question 42

What divides the sails of a junk

Answer 42

horizontal pieces of bamboo called battens

Question 43

How do you spell battens

Answer 43

Battens

Question 44

How do do the battens on the sails help the Chinese junk

Answer 44

They help the boat sail in different wind conditions and make the boat more aerodynamic

Question 45

How do you spell aerodynamic

Answer 45

Aerodynamic