Brief History of the Electromagnetic Theory
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- Q1What did Hans Christian Oersted discover in 1820?The different regions of the electromagnetic spectrumMagnetic needle is deflected when the current in a nearby wire variesElectric and magnetic currents are relatedElectromagnetic waves transport energy30s
- Q2Who performed experiments to elucidate the relationship between electric current-flow and magnetism?Andre-Marie AmpereMichael FaradayHans Christian OerstedJames Clerk Maxwell30s
- Q3What is the famous law of electromagnetism formulated by Ampere?Ohm's LawFaraday's LawMaxwell's EquationsAmpere’s Law30s
- Q4What did Faraday contribute to the understanding of electromagnetism?The concept of electromagnetic wavesElectromagnetic inductionThe different regions of the electromagnetic spectrumThe relationship between electricity and magnetism30s
- Q5What are the original players in the electromagnetism?Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Grace HopperEinstein, Newton, Galileo, TeslaCopernicus, Kepler, Galilei, GalileoOersted, Ampere, Faraday, Henry and Maxwell30s
- Q6What do the different learning tasks in this lesson lead you to compare?The amplitude of different forms of electromagnetic wavesThe relative wavelengths of different forms of electromagnetic wavesThe speed of electromagnetic wavesThe energy carried by electromagnetic waves30s
- Q7How do electromagnetic waves transport energy?Through the movement of electronsThrough the generation of heatThrough oscillating electric and magnetic fieldsThrough the emission of light30s
- Q8How do electromagnetic waves affect living things and the environment?They cause immediate physical harmThey only affect electronic devicesThey have no impact on living things or the environmentIn various ways depending on their energy and frequency30s
- Q9What did Maxwell contribute to the understanding of electromagnetism?Newton's Laws of MotionGauss's LawMaxwell's EquationsOhm's Law30s
- Q10What did the learning tasks in this lesson aim to compare?The direction of propagation of electromagnetic wavesThe speed of electromagnetic wavesThe relative wavelengths of different forms of electromagnetic wavesThe intensity of different forms of electromagnetic waves30s
- Q11Who made the first discovery of electromagnetism in 1821?James Clerk MaxwellJoseph HenryMichael FaradayHeinrich Hertz30s
- Q12What did Michael Faraday achieve in 1831?Searching for electromagnetic inductionDesign improvements on electromagnetsGenerating electricity on a large scaleElectrical current from a changing magnetic field30s
- Q13What did James Clerk Maxwell propose about Faraday's electromagnetic induction?It happens even in empty spaceIt doesn't happen at allIt happens only in conductive materialsIt can only happen with a medium present30s
- Q14What did Maxwell propose about the alteration of electric and magnetic fields?They have no effect on each otherThey cancel each other outThey generate and propel each other in spaceThey remain separate30s
- Q15What did Maxwell call the form of energy that electromagnetic waves carry?Energy waveMagnetic waveElectromagnetic waveElectric wave30s