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What replaced the pendulum clock as the world's standard timekeeper in the 1930s?
ASundial
BWater clock
CQuartz clock
DHourglass
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Quartz clock
Quartz clocks were more accurate than pendulum clocks and replaced them as the time standard.
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