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Oh, That Hertz!

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Oh That Hertz game quiz
"Watt's that you say? You're after a quiz on how SI units (Systeme International d'Unites) got their names? Look no further - this quiz will delve into the history behind the naming of these common units."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The unit of electrical charge was named after an 18th century French scientist who began his professional life as an engineer, but ended up devoting most of his time to studies in physics.
    Ampere
    Siemens
    Hertz
    Coulomb


2. This is the SI unit for current, and was named after a French mathematician who also made important contributions to chemistry.
    Volt
    Ampere
    Coulomb
    Becquerel


3. Which unit of energy was named in honour of an English scientist of the 19th century?
    Joule
    Farad
    Hertz
    Henry


4. This unit measures ionising radiation activity and is named after a French scientist who shared a Nobel Prize with Marie Curie.
    Kelvin
    Newton
    Becquerel
    Tesla


5. The unit of electrical potential was named after an Italian scientist who invented the electric battery in 1800.
    Volt
    Ampere
    Newton
    Hertz


6. What is name of the SI unit for magnetic flux density named after a Croatian-born American physicist?
    Tesla
    Kelvin
    Farad
    Watt


7. The SI unit of force is named after which 17th-18th century English mathematician famous for his universal theory of gravitation?
    Henry
    Kelvin
    Newton
    Hertz


8. This 19th century English scientist, whose experimental research enabled mathematical theories of electricity and magnetism to be formed, gives his name to the unit of capacitance known as the _______.
    Tesla
    Farad
    Siemens
    Watt


9. The unit for frequency is named after this German physicist who died at the age of just 36.
    Hertz
    Siemens
    Henry
    Volt


10. The unit of power bears the name of this Scottish scientist and inventor.
    Henry
    Kelvin
    Watt
    Ampere


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