Michael Faraday's Electric Generator — Questions and answers
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What kind of cookies were Nia and Abuela Elena making?
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- Chocolate Chip cookies
- 'Faraday's Spark' cookies ✓
- Sugar cookies
- Magical bakery cookies
Answer: 'Faraday's Spark' cookies
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According to Abuela Elena, what amazing thing did Faraday invent?
Choices
- Lightbulbs
- Phones
- Electricity generation ✓
- Magical recipes
Answer: Electricity generation
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What did Nia pull out from her bookshelf to learn about electricity?
Choices
- A science kit
- A model of a planet
- Her MAGICAL INVENTION ENCYCLOPEDIA ✓
- A regular storybook
Answer: Her MAGICAL INVENTION ENCYCLOPEDIA
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How did Faraday believe he could generate electricity?
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- By burning coal
- By moving a magnet through a coil of wire ✓
- By using batteries
- By turning a crank very fast
Answer: By moving a magnet through a coil of wire
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What did Faraday use to show that movement creates an electric current?
Choices
- A lightbulb
- A galvanometer needle ✓
- A copper wire
- A large engine
Answer: A galvanometer needle
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What has Faraday's simple generator led to?
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- Small battery-powered toys
- Magical bakery ovens
- Massive power plants that generate electricity for entire cities ✓
- Only lightbulbs in people's homes
Answer: Massive power plants that generate electricity for entire cities
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What did Nia take with her from Faraday's workshop?
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- A coil of wire
- A copper disc
- A small horseshoe magnet ✓
- Faraday's notebook
Answer: A small horseshoe magnet
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What did Nia hope to do with the magnet and Faraday's experiment?
Choices
- Build a new power plant
- Get the fan going a little ✓
- Make a huge explosion
- Charge her phone
Answer: Get the fan going a little
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