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History of Electricity - Article

Authored by Carlos Legorreta

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is electricity mainly used for today?

Making clothes

Building houses

Powering devices and machines

Cleaning water

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who first noticed static electricity by rubbing amber?

Benjamin Franklin

Thales of Miletus

Michael Faraday

Nikola Tesla

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Greek word “elektron” mean?

Fire

Lightning

Magnet

Amber

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who first used the word "electricity"?

Thomas Edison

William Gilbert

Alessandro Volta

Stephen Gray

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Benjamin Franklin trying to prove with his kite experiment?

That magnets create light

That electricity is man-made

That lightning is a form of electricity

That batteries are dangerous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What important invention did Alessandro Volta create in 1800?

The light bulb

The electric motor

The battery

The power station

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the unit for electric power, named after Volta?

Amp

Watt

Ohm

Volt

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