Magnets
Electricity
Famous People
Element Uses
Weird Science
100

The two ends of a magnet are called

North and South

100

This particle moving is the basis for all electricity

electron

100

discovered the laws of motion and invented calculus before the age of 26

Issac Newton

100

its lighter than air, so its used to make things buoyant, like blimps

helium

100

An apple would be this color if there was no red light in the room.

Black (no color)

200

The three metals that can be magnetic are

Nickel, Cobalt, and Iron

200

The units to measure electric current

amps

200

Inventor who created electrical devices off of alternating current

Nikola Tesla

200

The most abundant element on Earth, it is flammable 

oxygen

200

A computer screen can only make three colors, they are:

Red, Green, and Blue

300

Moving a magnet by a wire does what inside the wire?

Makes electrons move/creates electricity

300

this object reduces the amount of electricity flowing in a circuit

resistor 

300

The person who invented swim fins, bifocals, and discovered that lightning was the same as static electricity.

Benjamin Franklin

300

Similar to copper, it has powerful antimicrobial properties due to its positively charged ions, which disrupt cellular processes in bacteria, viruses, and fungi 

Silver

300

We know the universe is expanding because the light coming from distant planets is

red shifted (more red)

400

Why does the compass needle point in the north direction?

Because the north pole is really a south pole 

400

Who wanted the world to be powered by DC current and is given credit for inventing the light bulb?

Thomas Edision

400

The inventor of the telephone

Alexander Graham Bell

400

ignites easily in air and burns with a bright light, it’s used in flares, fireworks and sparklers

Magnesium

400

The experiment which proved that electrons can be waves or particles depending on if you are watching...

double slit experiment

500

Explain how a magnet works:

Varing Answers

500

This type of circuit was used to make christmas lights, but as one bulb went out, they all went out!

Series circuit

500

The host of "Cosmos" and a famous astrophysicist. Head of the Hayden Planetarium, and the main person who took away Pluto's planet status.

Neil Degrasse Tyson

500

The most reactive element which can be used for cancer diagnosis and detection

Francium

500
A theory which we have no discussed in class tries to explain how a particle can be a particle or a wave at the same time, it does this by saying everything is made of vibrating strands, this theory is called

string theory