Historic Contributions for Electricity
Quiz
Which of the following people did NOT make a famous contribution to electricity?
- Ben Franklin
- Thomas Edison
- Michael Faraday
- George Washington
Ben Franklin thought that lightning might be a "_____" electrical current.
- artificial
- natural
- positive
- negative
To fins out whether lightning was an electrical current, Ben Franklin attached a metal key to a __________ and flew it during a thunderstorm.
- key
- balloon
- kite
- toy airplane
When lightning struck the kite, Ben saw that the current did pass through the metal key.
- True
- False
Ben Franklin developed many terms that we still use today when we talk about electricity. Which is NOT one of those terms?
- battery
- conductor
- electromagnet
- charge
Ben Franklin also knew that lightning was very dangerous. This led him to invent the ________________ to protect buildings, ships, and people.
- lightning stick
- lightning rod
- electromagnet
- electric motor
An _____________ scientist by the name of Michael Faraday continued Franklin's studies on electricity.
- English
- American
- Mexican
- French
Faraday is best remembered for his study of what?
- conductivity
- insulators
- lightning rods
- electromagnetism
Faraday discovered that electricity could be made by moving a magnet inside a wire coil.
- True
- False
Which of the following did Faraday NOT build?
- electric motor
- generator
- transformer
- car engine
Like Ben Franklin, Thomas Alva Edison was an ___________ scientist and inventor who was interested in electricity.
- English
- American
- Mexican
- French
When Edison was born in 1847, electricity was still a new idea. However, by the time he died, entire ___________ were lit by electricity.
- homes
- schools
- businesses
- cities
Much of the incredible progress with electricity was due to the work of Edison.
- True
- False
In his lifetime, Edison patented 25,000 inventions!
- True
- False
The most famous of Edison's inventions was what?
- electric motor
- light bulb
- electromagnet
- generator