Section 1
Who discovered that electric charge is conserved, and not created or destroyed?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Who is also known as Lord Kelvin?
Who is William Thomson?
What is the fundamental unit of magnetism?
What is a magnetic dipole?
In physics, we use the Greek letter λ to describe the...
The amount of energy per charge that a particle will experience traveling between two points; otherwise known as electric potential
What is voltage?
How many protons are in the nucleus of an oxygen atom?
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Scientists originally thought that the heat being exchanged between substances was its own substance known as...?
What is phlogiston?
Materials like iron and nickel are naturally...?
What is ferromagnetic?
Wi-Fi frequencies are typically in the ... part of the spectrum?
What is microwave?
A material with zero resistance
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
Every action has an equivalent reaction.
Disposable batteries use two rods of zinc and carbon submerged in...?
What is Sulfuric Acid?
In auroras, hydrogen atoms tend to glow...?
What is purple?
X-rays were discovered in 1895 by ...?
Who is Wilhem Röntgen?
Describes a material that can retain its own large-scale magnetic field; permanent magnets are made of such materials.
What is ferromagnetic?
Protons and neutrons are not truly fundamental but are in fact made of even smaller fundamental particles known as...?
Which electronic component is used in computer keys?
What is a capacitor?
Compasses were in use in China for navigational purposes as far back as the...?
What color were the first LEDs?
What is red?
Occurs when the voltage becomes too high for the dielectric to resist current flow within the capacitor, and the capacitor becomes discharged in a temporary big burst of current through the capacitor.
What is dielectric breakdown?
What does G represent in the equation for the gravitational force?
What is the gravitational constant?
You can increase the amount of charge a capacitor can store with something called a...?
What is a dielectric?
What planet had a strong magnetic field long ago, but is incredibly weak today?
What is Mars?
Solar power could be a dominant source of electricity powering homes by the...?
What are the 2030s?
An equation relating the electric field flux through a closed surface around a charged object to the amount of charge enclosed by the surface.
What is Gauss's Law