The Invention of the Electric Battery — Questions and answers
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What happened when Imani opened "The Invention Encyclopedia"?
Choices
- A) The book started to read itself aloud.
- B) Hugo quickly built a new block tower.
- C) A swirl of light erupted from the pages and enveloped her. ✓
- D) The book glowed but nothing else happened.
Answer: C) A swirl of light erupted from the pages and enveloped her.
From page 2
Who welcomed Imani and Hugo when they landed in the workshop?
Choices
- A) A man named Alessandro Volta. ✓
- B) A friendly scientist named Hugo.
- C) Imani's science teacher.
- D) An old wizard.
Answer: A) A man named Alessandro Volta.
From page 3
Before Volta's 'electric pile,' what did people mostly use to get a spark?
Choices
- A) Small handheld batteries.
- B) Static electricity from machines or Leyden jars. ✓
- C) Solar panels and wind power.
- D) Generators powered by water.
Answer: B) Static electricity from machines or Leyden jars.
From page 4
What two metals did Alessandro Volta stack to create his invention?
Choices
- A) Gold and silver.
- B) Iron and steel.
- C) Zinc and copper. ✓
- D) Aluminum and tin.
Answer: C) Zinc and copper.
From page 6
What was the purpose of the salty water (brine) in Volta's invention?
Choices
- A) To make the metal discs taste good.
- B) To help the metals react and create a continuous flow of electricity. ✓
- C) To keep the discs from rusting.
- D) To make the pile look more interesting.
Answer: B) To help the metals react and create a continuous flow of electricity.
From page 7
What was one of the first important uses of Volta's invention, the voltaic pile?
Choices
- A) To power early cell phones.
- B) To help scientists explore new elements and power early telegraphs. ✓
- C) To light up homes for the first time.
- D) To help doctors perform complicated surgeries.
Answer: B) To help scientists explore new elements and power early telegraphs.
From page 8
What started to happen to the workshop as Imani and Hugo realized it was time to leave?
Choices
- A) It became brighter and more colorful.
- B) It began to fade away around them. ✓
- C) New inventions started appearing everywhere.
- D) More people arrived to visit Alessandro Volta.
Answer: B) It began to fade away around them.
From page 9