Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory Quiz

Who did Einstein compare James Clerk Maxwell to?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

• Himself

What did Michael Faraday discover about electricity and magnetism?

• They repel each other

• They are intricately linked

• They can only be observed separately

• They are fundamentally unrelated

How did Faraday's experiments contribute to Maxwell's equations?

• By inventing the first electric motor

• By disproving earlier theories of electricity and magnetism

• By demonstrating the linkage between electricity and magnetism

• By providing a mathematical foundation

What does Gauss's Law describe?

• The force between two charges

• The magnetic field around a magnet

• The electric field around a point charge

• The speed of light

What does the permittivity of free space represent in Gauss's Law?

• A universal constant

• The strength of an electric field

• The resistance of vacuum to electric fields

• The speed of light

What is unique about magnetic field lines according to Maxwell?

• They are always parallel

• They form continuous loops

• They only exist in a vacuum

• They are always perpendicular to electric fields

What is the significance of the magnetic flux being zero in Maxwell's second equation?

• It indicates that magnetic fields are always circular

• It proves that magnetic monopoles exist

• It shows that magnetic field lines form closed loops

• It disproves Faraday's law of induction

What does Faraday's law of induction state?

• A changing electric field generates a constant magnetic field

• A constant magnetic field generates an electric field

• A changing magnetic field induces an electric field

• A constant electric field induces a magnetic field

What does a changing magnetic field induce according to Faraday's law?

• A constant electric field

• A magnetic monopole

• An electric field

• A gravitational field

What did Maxwell add to Ampere's law?

• The relationship between electric and gravitational fields

• The concept of magnetic monopoles

• Consideration for changing currents and fields

• The speed of electromagnetic waves