Story of Electricity Part 1

What is the most powerful manifestation of electricity we ever see?

• solar flares

• lightning

• supernovas

• fireflies

What material did the ancient Greeks rub to get small shocks?

• glass

• amber

• wood

• copper

Those with an interest in electricity first called themselves?

• alchemists

• magicians

• electricians

• plumbers

Steven Grey made a significant discovery that led him to divide materials in the world into what two categories?

• energy and matter

• fluids and solids

• insulators and conductors

• metals and non-metals

What was the most significant electrical invention of the 18th century?

• The Leyden Jar

• The Electric Motor

• The Transformer

• The Electric Pile

What colonial scientist living in the United States used the power of reason to attempt to explain lightning? (think about the kite and lightning experiment)

• Michael Faraday

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Ben Franklin

Nature is organized so that the positive and negative should do what?

• balance out

• cancel out

• add up

What is the modern equivalent of the Leyden jar? (hint: circuit boards have these to protect sensitive electrical parts)

• A lightning rod

• A generator

• A capacitor

• A battery

What was the name of the fish that gave a "shock?"

• Dolphin

• Stingray

• Torpedo Fish

• Shark

While experimenting of frogs and Torpedo Fish, Alessandro Volta inadvertently created the first __________, called a pile.

• Engine

• Battery

• Conductor

• Transistor