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Question
Write the idea behind an electrical generator.
Solution
- Faraday realised that moving a magnet might generate electrical electricity.
- This gave Faraday the notion to turn motion into electricity.
- The concept of an electrical generator evolved from that principle, which is still utilised today to generate various types of electricity.
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| Machines that run on electricity | |
| Electronic devices |
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- A cloth bag
- a wicker basket
- a glass bottle or jar
- a steel bowl
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- How it works (functions)
- A labelled diagram
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Why did Davy choose Faraday as his secretary?
Was Davy fair in his treatment of Faraday?
How did Faraday respond to that treatment?
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Faraday kept a souvenir of his failure as a source of inspiration.
Try out the experiment of the iron filings and the magnet.
epitomises: is a perfect example of.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
Davy never believed ______ science ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
People started telling Davy that ______ discoveries, ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
One day he came across a book on ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
He decided that ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
People started telling ______ that ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own words.
He handed him ______ which ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
He went on to prove that ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
It was ______ who ______.
