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What did the ancient Greeks discover about amber?
What did the ancient Greeks discover about amber?
- It was used in clothing manufacturing
- It repelled light objects
- It attracted light objects (correct)
- It produced a crackling sound when rubbed with fur
What did Benjamin Franklin show in 1752 regarding lightning and the spark from clothes?
What did Benjamin Franklin show in 1752 regarding lightning and the spark from clothes?
- They are different types of electrical discharge
- They are caused by different materials
- They are completely unrelated phenomena
- They share the same underlying phenomenon (correct)
Why did it take 2000 years for the relation between lightning and the spark from clothes to occur?
Why did it take 2000 years for the relation between lightning and the spark from clothes to occur?
- Lack of interest in the field of electricity
- Inability to understand the concept of electrical discharge
- Absence of communication and collaboration among scientists (correct)
- Lack of scientific advancements in that era
