This English scientist was one of the first people to study electricity
Who is William Gilbert
100
This person experimented with thousands of different filaments to find just the right materials to glow and be long-lasting. He is credited for inventing the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
100
This device was first used in China to help with aligning ones self and others with the earth
What is a compass
100
This is formed when electrical charges build up in an object
What is static electricity
100
This person invented the lightning rod and demonstrated that lightning was electricity
Who is Ben Franklin
200
Materials that allow electricity to flow through them easily such as copper are called
What are conductors
200
This circuit has only one path for electricity to travel in
What is a series circuit
200
This person worked with coils, electricity, and magnetism
Who is Faraday
200
A positive charged object will do what to another positive charged object
What is repel
200
This person was the inventor of the first electric battery
Who is Alessandro Volta
300
Materials that don't allow electricity to flow through them easily are called
What are insulators
300
A circuit which does not allow a complete pathway for electricity is called this
What is an open circuit
300
The Ancient Greeks and Romans were the first to discover that this item could attract other pieces of iron
What is lodestone
300
This French Scientist found that there were two different kinds of static electric charges
Who is Charles du Fay
300
This person invented the first electric motor
Who is Nikola Tesla
400
Electricity is the flow of moving what
What are electrons
400
A circuit which does allow a complete pathway for electricity is called this
What is a closed circuit
400
This declines as the distance between two magnets increases
What is magnetic force
400
What did Ben Franklin eventually name the two kinds of electric charges
What are positive and negative charges
400
Before Edison this person played a major role in developing the electric light bulb
Who is Henry Woodward
500
This scientist discovered the conduction of electricity
Who is Stephen Gray
500
This circuit has more than one path for electricity to travel in
What is a parallel circuit
500
This British physicist set out a detailed theory of how electricity and magnetism work together
Who is James Maxwell
500
What two things did Ben Franklin use in his experiment with lightning and electricity
What are a key and a kite
500
This person discovered that electric force could be transmitted through a vacuum, and observed attraction and repulsion