History of Electricity Reading Comprehension

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What is your name? *

What does the word ‘electricus’ mean? *

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The name given to static electricity by Gilbert

The name for getting hit with lightning

The unit of measurement for Voltage

The Egyptian name for electric fish

Match the inventor to their key discovery *

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created the first battery using the voltaic pile

invented a filament that would stay lit for longer

distinguished between magnetism and static electricity

invented the first electrical motor

redesigned the lightbulb

William Gilbert

Alessandro Volta

Michael Faraday

Thomas Edison

Lewis Latimer

What did Franklin’s kite experiment prove? *

1 point

It proved that kite's could fly in a storm

It proved that static electricity existed

It proved that lightning was a natural form of electricity

It proved that electricity could power a television

Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb? *

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Yes, he was the first person to invent the lightbulb.

No, the lightbulb had already been invented. Edison improved it by redesigning it.

What modern electrical appliances use a motor? *

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A drill

A food processor

A car

All of the above

Electric fish were written about by the Ancient Greeks, Arab Scholars and the... *

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Vikings

Anglo-Saxons

Romans

Mayans

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