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How Hertz Produced Radiowaves (Quiz)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was first person to transmit and receive controlled radio waves?

a)

Heinrich Hertz

b)

James Clerk Maxwell

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

Spirals produced electric sparks by a process called

a)

Induction Coil

b)

Magnetic Induction

c)

Riess Spirals

d)

All of the above

3.

What did Hertz use to generate sparks?

a)

Induction Coil

b)

Magnetic Induction

c)

Riess Spirals

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following is an example of Alternating Current?

a)

Phone batteries

b)

Car batteries

c)

Low voltage

d)

Electrical Outlets

5.

How does an induction coil power a car’s spark plugs?

a)

It transforms low voltage DC electricity to high voltage AC

b)

It transforms high voltage AC electricity to low voltage DC

c)

It transforms low voltage AC electricity to high voltage DC

d)

All of the above

6.

In Hertz' experiment, what will happen if there is no voltage difference between CA & CB?

a)

no spark

b)

a spark

c)

electricity

d)

no electricity

7.

What is produced whenever electric charges are accelerated?

a)

Resonance

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

8.

The unit of frequency is

a)

Hertz

b)

Ampere

c)

Joule

d)

Kilojoule

9.

100 mHz is equal to a resonant frequency of

a)

100 million per second

b)

1 million per second

c)

1 million per hour

d)

100 million per hour

10.

In Hertz’s circuit, the vibrations produced were not sound but vibrations of ​ (a)  

a)

electrical charges

b)

sound

c)

waves

d)

light

11.

As predicted by Maxwell, oscillating electric charges produced ​ (a)  

a)

radio waves

b)

light

c)

sparks

d)

electricity

12.

Who was granted a patent for wireless communication?

a)

Heinrich Hertz

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Guglielmo Marconi

d)

Albert Einstein