Întrebări despre Nikola Tesla

Where and when was Nikola Tesla born?

• 1856 in Lika, Austro-Hungarian Empire

• 1860 in Serbia

• 1856 in Croatia

• 1870 in the Balkan Peninsula

What was Tesla's father's profession and how did it influence Nikola?

• He was a farmer who taught Tesla about machines.

• He was an Orthodox priest, writer, and poet who provided Tesla access to a library.

• He was an engineer who inspired Tesla's inventions.

• He was a teacher who encouraged Tesla to study mathematics.

What early talent did Tesla show that made teachers suspect he was cheating?

• Solving complex equations on paper

• Performing integral calculations in his head

• Memorizing entire books

• Building mechanical devices

What childhood vision did Tesla have about Niagara Falls and realized it?

• He imagined building a bridge over the falls and realized it.

• He visualized harnessing energy with a water wheel and realized it 30 years later.

• He dreamed of swimming over the falls and did it as an adult.

• He painted a city near the falls and founded one later.

How did Tesla convince his father to let him study engineering instead of becoming a priest?

• He ran away from home to enroll in school.

• He contracted cholera and obtained a promise from his father to attend the Austrian Polytechnic School if he survived.

• He built a machine to impress his father.

• He wrote a letter to a university to gain admission.

What is the main difference between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC)?

• AC flows in one direction, while DC changes direction.

• AC changes direction, while DC flows in one direction.

• AC is used in batteries, while DC powers homes.

• AC is less powerful than DC.

What key invention did Tesla create that was essential for the AC power system?

• Tesla Coil

• Induction Motor

• Steam Engine

• Light Bulb

What is a Tesla Coil and what does it produce?

• A device that stores electricity for batteries

• A transformer that creates high voltage and high frequency electricity, like miniature lightning

• A motor that powers vehicles

• A generator that produces direct current

How does an induction motor work?

• It uses steam to generate mechanical energy.

• It converts electrical energy into mechanical energy using electromagnetic induction.

• It relies on solar energy to rotate a magnetic field.

• It uses direct current to power the coils.

What role did Tesla's mother play in his inventive instincts?

• She taught him mathematics and sciences.

• She created devices, such as a mechanical thresher, that inspired his inventiveness.

• She encouraged him to become a priest.

• She provided him with engineering books.