Famous Scientists
Which scientist showed us that there is electricity in nature?
Ben Franklin
Wood
Insulator
Which has a negative charge, protons, neutrons, or electrons?
electrons
What are the two ends of a magnet called?
North and south pole
An atom has 6 electrons, 4 protons, and 4 neutrons. What is the overall charge?
negative
Which scientist helped perfect the incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Edison
A dime
Conductor
What has a positive charge, protons, neutrons, or electrons?
protons
When north and south poles come together, the science word for that is:
attraction
Electricity is measured in what?
amps
Which scientist invented the first battery?
Count Allesandro Volta
Fleece blanket
Insulator
What kind of electricity occurs when two insulators rub together?
Static electricity
When north and north poles come together, the science term for that is:
repulsion (repel)
Lights are off! What kind of circuit am I?
open
Which scientist showed that electricity and magnetism are related?
Christian Hans Oersted
Michael Faraday
Needle
Conductor
Lights are on! What kind of circuit am I?
Closed
What navigational device uses magnetism to help show us direction?
compass
In an open circuit, why won't the light bulb be able to turn on?
There is a gap so the electrical current stops
Which scientist had two other jobs first, working at a newspaper and working as a telegraph operator, before his hearing started to go?
Thomas Edison
Tire
Insulator
What are the three things needed to create a circuit?
Battery, wires, light bulb or power source
Why, if a paper clip is not a magnet, does it get attached to a magnet when they are close together?
Materials can become magnetic when they are in a magnetic field (metals)
What is the device called that can hold huge amounts of electricity but is not practical because it only works at extremelyyyyyyy cold temperatures?
Superconductor