Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Thales, the Greek philosopher, noticed that amber decorations on spinning wheels attracted threads, feathers, and light objects through what is known to be what?

  1. static electricity

  2. fire

  3. chemistry

  4. allergens
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Explanation

Thales discovered static electricity around 600 BCE when he observed that amber (electron in Greek) rubbed with fur could attract light objects like feathers and threads. This was one of the earliest recorded observations of electrical phenomena. Fire, chemistry, and allergens are not related to this phenomenon.

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