32 Questions
Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations.
True
The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field.
True
Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge in most applications.
True
Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power and electronics.
True
Electric potential is typically measured in volts.
True
The study of electrical phenomena dates back to antiquity.
True
Electricity was little more than an intellectual curiosity for millennia until 1600.
True
Ancient Egyptian texts dating from 2750 BCE referred to electric fish as the 'Thunderer of the Nile' and described them as the 'protectors' of all other fish.
True
Thales of Miletus believed that friction rendered amber magnetic.
True
The English scientist William Gilbert wrote De Magnete, making a careful study of electricity and magnetism.
True
The development of the theory of electromagnetism in the 19th century did not lead to electricity's industrial and residential application by electrical engineers by the century's end.
False
The ancient writers, Pliny the Elder and Scribonius Largus, attested to the numbing effect of electric shocks delivered by electric catfish and electric rays.
True
The Parthians had knowledge of electroplating, based on the 1936 discovery of the Baghdad Battery.
False
The association of the word 'electric' and 'electricity' with the property of attracting small objects after being rubbed originated from William Gilbert.
False
The rapid expansion in electrical technology at the time was not the driving force for the Second Industrial Revolution.
False
Electricity is not integral to applications spanning transport, heating, lighting, communications, and computation.
False
Electricity is solely related to the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.
True
Electric potential is typically measured in amperes.
False
Electric current does not produce a magnetic field.
False
Coulomb's law does not determine the force acting on an electric charge in most applications.
False
The study of electrical phenomena dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
False
Electricity does not play a central role in modern technologies.
False
Thales of Miletus believed that friction rendered amber magnetic.
True
The English scientist William Gilbert wrote De Magnete, making a careful study of electricity and magnetism.
True
The association of the word 'electric' and 'electricity' with the property of attracting small objects after being rubbed originated from William Gilbert.
False
Electricity is not integral to applications spanning transport, heating, lighting, communications, and computation.
False
The Parthians had knowledge of electroplating, based on the 1936 discovery of the Baghdad Battery.
False
The rapid expansion in electrical technology at the time was not the driving force for the Second Industrial Revolution.
False
Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations.
True
Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge in most applications.
True
The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field.
True
The development of the theory of electromagnetism in the 19th century did not lead to electricity's industrial and residential application by electrical engineers by the century's end.
False
Test your knowledge of electricity phenomena, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, and electric discharges. Explore the relationship between electricity and magnetism as described by Maxwell's equations.
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