Electricity
This powers a flashlight when you turn it on.
What is a battery?
About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by this.
What is water?
This yellow sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
This part of the computer shows pictures and words on a screen.
What is a monitor?
“G” in G-force stands for this.
What is gravity?
The path electricity follows to flow is called this.
What is a circuit?
The solid outer layer of Earth where we live is called this.
What is the crust?
This mouse is the mascot of Disney.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
To move the arrow on the screen, you use this device.
What is a mouse?
On Earth, we normally experience about this many Gs.
What is 1 G?
This material, like rubber or plastic, stops electricity from flowing.
What is an insulator?
Earth’s molten, liquid rock under the surface is called this.
What is magma?
This character loves donuts and says, “D’oh!”
Who is Homer Simpson?
This key on the keyboard lets you type all capital letters.
What is the Shift key?
Astronauts feel extra G-force during this part of space travel.
What is liftoff (or launch)?
Ben Franklin flew a kite in a storm to study this kind of electricity.
What is lightning?
This gas in the air is what humans and animals need to breathe.
What is oxygen?
This superhero wears red and blue and says, “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Who is Spider-Man?
The “brain” of the computer is called this.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
When a roller coaster goes very fast, your body feels this kind of force pushing you into the seat.
What is G-force?
The unit we use to measure how strong electricity is in a circuit is called this.
What is a volt?
Earth spins around this imaginary line, giving us day and night.
What is the axis?
This cat is always chasing a mouse named Jerry.
Who is Tom?
The global system of connected computers that lets us visit websites is called this.
What is the Internet?
Fighter jet pilots sometimes wear this kind of suit to keep from passing out during high Gs.
What is a G-suit?