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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Who named electricity after he made two beads pull toward each other?

    • A.

      Electra Gilbert

    • B.

      William Grape

    • C.

      Gilbert Grape

    • D.

      William Gilbert

    Correct Answer
    D. William Gilbert
  • 2. 

    What does the Greek word "elektron" mean?

    • A.

      Sharp

    • B.

      Hurt

    • C.

      Amber

    • D.

      Quick

    Correct Answer
    C. Amber
  • 3. 

    What scientist developed the process for manufacturing carbon filaments?

    • A.

      Lewis H. Latimer

    • B.

      Latimer Jones

    • C.

      Ben Franklin

    • D.

      Lewis Ford

    Correct Answer
    A. Lewis H. Latimer
  • 4. 

    What does the word "lodestone" mean?

    • A.

      Leading Stone

    • B.

      Leaving Stone

    • C.

      Warding Stone

    • D.

      Heaving Stone

    Correct Answer
    A. Leading Stone
  • 5. 

    Which of the following means "support by the use of magnetic force"?

    • A.

      Force Field

    • B.

      Fielding

    • C.

      Raising

    • D.

      Levitation

    Correct Answer
    D. Levitation
  • 6. 

    Which of the following is chemical energy labeled as?

    • A.

      Potential

    • B.

      Potent

    • C.

      Sharp

    • D.

      Kinetic

    Correct Answer
    A. Potential
  • 7. 

    What is the minimum wind speed for modern windmills to be effective?

    • A.

      1 Mile Per Hour

    • B.

      170 Miles Per Hour

    • C.

      7 Miles Per Hour

    • D.

      17 Miles Per Hour

    Correct Answer
    C. 7 Miles Per Hour
  • 8. 

    About how fast does sound travel in meters per second?

    • A.

      700

    • B.

      1000

    • C.

      340

    • D.

      34

    Correct Answer
    C. 340
  • 9. 

    What color of light would grass reflect?

    • A.

      Blue And Yellow

    • B.

      Red

    • C.

      White

    • D.

      Green

    Correct Answer
    D. Green
  • 10. 

    What instrument allows today's taxicab drivers to measure the distance traveled?

    • A.

      Speedometer

    • B.

      Taximeter

    • C.

      Thermometer

    • D.

      Odometer

    Correct Answer
    B. Taximeter
  • 11. 

    What states that when there is action there is another equal but opposite action?

    • A.

      Balanced Newtons

    • B.

      Newton's First Law

    • C.

      Newton's Third Law

    • D.

      Newtoniums

    Correct Answer
    C. Newton's Third Law
  • 12. 

    What happens when you provide another path for electrons to travel?

    • A.

      Grounding

    • B.

      Lightning Strikes

    • C.

      More Charge

    • D.

      Dirty Charges

    Correct Answer
    A. Grounding
  • 13. 

    What occurs when electrons with more potential energy go to places with less?

    • A.

      Osmosis

    • B.

      Potential Difference

    • C.

      Diffusion

    • D.

      Lightning

    Correct Answer
    B. Potential Difference
  • 14. 

    Which of these changes mechanical energy into electrical energy?

    • A.

      Cellular Generator

    • B.

      Generic Generator

    • C.

      Electrical Generator

    • D.

      Transforming Generator

    Correct Answer
    C. Electrical Generator
  • 15. 

    What is another name for a generator shaft?

    • A.

      Shifter

    • B.

      Army

    • C.

      Ampere

    • D.

      Armature

    Correct Answer
    D. Armature
  • 16. 

    What helps turn the armature in a hand-turned generator?

    • A.

      Train

    • B.

      Turban

    • C.

      Driver

    • D.

      Turbine

    Correct Answer
    D. Turbine
  • 17. 

    Which sentence best states Snell's Law?

    • A.

      Entropy always increases

    • B.

      The amount of electrical current is proportional to the coolness of the current

    • C.

      The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

    • D.

      The number of quarks in a particle is proportional to the amount of the strong force contained in the particle.

    Correct Answer
    C. The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
  • 18. 

    Which is usually greater:the inertial mass or the gravitational mass ?

    • A.

      The gravitational mass

    • B.

      Trick question-they are equal but not the same

    • C.

      Trick question-they are the same and thus equal

    • D.

      The inertial mass

    Correct Answer
    B. Trick question-they are equal but not the same

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