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Electric Men

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered that lightning was a form of static electricity?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Aristotle

2.

Which was Michael Faraday not famous for.

a)

working with electromagnets

b)

made first electrical generator

c)

made electric motors

d)

invented light bulb

3.
Which scientist was known for his work with electromagnetic induction which led to the creation of the electric motor?
a)
Michael Faraday
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Mr. Ponza
4.
Which scientist was known for his work with developing a longer lasting cheaper light bulb?
a)
Michael Faraday
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Mr. Ponza
5.
Which scientist was known for his work with discovering electricity in nature and inventing the lightning rod?
a)
Michael Faraday
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Mr. Ponza
6.

Who invented the light bulb?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Thomas Alva Edison

7.

Who is best known for the study of electromagnetism?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Bill Nye

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Thomas Edison

8.

What did Ben Franklin build to protect buildings, ships, and people from lightning?

a)

Ladder

b)

Lightning rod

c)

Tree

9.

Which person first watched lightning in a storm and wanted to know more about it?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

George Washington

10.

Who patented 1,093 inventions in his lifetime?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Ben Franklin

11.

Who attached a metal key to a kite and flew it in a thunderstorm?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Alva Edison

12.

Who built the first electric motor, generator, and transformer?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Michael Faraday

13.

Who first discovered that lightning was dangerous?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

14.
What is this picture an example of? 
a)
A plain circuit
b)
A parallel circuit
c)
A series circuit
d)
A perpendicular circuit 
15.
What is this picture an example of? 
a)
A plain circuit
b)
A series circuit
c)
A parallel circuit
d)
A perpendicular circuit