WONDER #1023: How Strong Is a Horse?

Question 1 of 3

Some large horse breeds can pull up to how much weight?

1. 5 tons
2. 30,000 pounds
3. 2,500 pounds
4. 250 pounds

Question 2 of 3

The term “horsepower” as a measurement for power was developed by whom?

1. James Watt
2. Isaac Newton
3. Nikola Tesla
4. Frank Horseman

Question 3 of 3

One horsepower is equal to which of the following?

1. lifting 1 pound 33,000 feet in one minute
2. lifting 1,000 pounds 33 feet in one minute
3. lifting 1,000 pounds 330 feet in ten minutes
4. all of the above

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