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Which details from Chapter 7 best explain how Nikola Tesla affects energy production at Niagara Falls?


Select the two correct answers.

Responses

Tesla and Westinghouse, an electric company owner, make a business deal that makes Tesla very rich.
Tesla and Westinghouse, an electric company owner, make a business deal that makes Tesla very rich.

He comes up with the idea for alternating current that allows electricity to travel many miles from the place it is created.
He comes up with the idea for alternating current that allows electricity to travel many miles from the place it is created.

He works with the Niagara Falls Power Company to develop a way to use water power to generate electricity to supply faraway cities.
He works with the Niagara Falls Power Company to develop a way to use water power to generate electricity to supply faraway cities.

As a child, Tesla invents a waterwheel that could spin smoothly in water without paddles.
As a child, Tesla invents a waterwheel that could spin smoothly in water without paddles.

1 answer

The two correct answers that best explain how Nikola Tesla affects energy production at Niagara Falls are:

  1. He comes up with the idea for alternating current that allows electricity to travel many miles from the place it is created.

  2. He works with the Niagara Falls Power Company to develop a way to use water power to generate electricity to supply faraway cities.

These details highlight Tesla's contributions to the development of electricity using the power of Niagara Falls.