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Oh, That Hertz!

Created by NatalieW

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : History of Science
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.
    Coulomb
    Hertz
    Ampere
    Siemens


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


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


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


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


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


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


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 _______.
    Watt
    Tesla
    Farad
    Siemens


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


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

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