Electricity Experiments Quiz

What was the main limitation of generating static electricity for experiments before the year 1800?

• It was too expensive to generate.

• It could only produce a quick burst of electrons, not a steady flow.

• It was dangerous to use in experiments.

• It could not be generated using friction.

Who was the Italian scientist that tested the effect of static electricity on organic material in the 1780s?

• Alessandro Volta

• Galileo Galilei

• Luigi Galvani

• Enrico Fermi

What was Galvani's favorite experiment?

• Causing a frog leg to contract by cooling it down

• Causing a frog leg to contract when it was zapped with electricity

• Causing a frog leg to contract by exposing it to sunlight

• Causing a frog leg to contract by applying chemical solutions

What did Galvani discover about the frog leg's contraction?

• It required a constant source of electricity

• It could only happen in a laboratory setting

• It could occur without any apparent source of electricity

• It was a result of the frog's leg being frozen

How did Galvani cause the frog's leg to contract without an apparent source of electricity?

• By using a copper wire

• By using a silver hook

• By using a brass hook through the frog's spinal cord

• By using a plastic rod

What happened when the frog's leg muscle touched the iron railing?

• The leg would become paralyzed

• The leg would contract

• The leg would lengthen

• Nothing would happen

What did Galvani conclude as the source of electricity in his experiments?

• The laboratory equipment

• The frog's muscle itself

• The metal instruments used

• External electric sources

What term did Galvani use to describe the "spark of life"?

• Bioelectric energy

• Animal electric fluid

• Vital force

• Electromagnetic pulse

Which novel was inspired by Galvani's experiment?

• Dracula

• The Invisible Man

• Frankenstein

• The Time Machine

What did Galvani and other scientists believe electricity could unlock?

• The secret to immortality

• The secrets of life and possibly souls

• The formula for alchemy

• The path to enlightenment