Exploring Electric Circuits and Current Flow

Who was the lecturer at the Royal Institution that inspired Michael Faraday to pursue science?

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Edison

• Charles Wheatstone

Which ancient civilization's survival was largely due to their network of aqueducts?

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian

• Roman

What is the unit of electric current?

• Watt

• Volt

• Coulomb

• Ampere

Who invented the battery in 1800?

• Thomas Edison

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• Charles Wheatstone

What law did Charles Wheatstone verify through direct experiment?

• Kirchhoff's Law

• Ohm's Law

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Newton's Second Law

What was the primary use of the telegraph in the 19th century?

• Long-distance communication

• Lighting homes

• Generating electricity

• Heating homes

What is the constant of proportionality in Ohm's Law called?

• Voltage

• Current

• Capacitance

• Resistance

What does Kirchhoff's first law express?

• Conservation of energy

• Conservation of charge

• Ohm's Law

• Newton's Second Law

What is the analogy used to describe the storage of charge in a capacitor?

• A flowing river

• A water reservoir

• A light bulb

• A battery

What is the measure of power equal to one amp times one volt?

• Watt

• Coulomb

• Kilowatt

• Megawatt

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