Electricity/ Chemistry
Energy
White Salmon
US Geography
100
This device stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy to power flashlights and toys.
What is a battery?
100
When you feel warmth from a fire or the sun, you're experiencing this form of energy.
What is heat energy?
100
White Salmon has a population of:
A. 1,034
B. 2,656
C. 10,468
D. 40,051
B. 2,656
100
The USA has 50 of these on it's flag- one for each state.
What are stars?
200
This is the path that electricity follows as it flows through wires and components.
What is a circuit? (or closed circuit)
200
A stretched rubber band or a book sitting on a high shelf has this stored energy.
What is potential energy?
200
This is the mascot of Columbia High School.
Who are the Bruins?
200
This country borders the United States to the north.
What is Canada?
300
This chart is how scientists organize the elements.
What is the periodic table of elements?
300
Energy sources like wind, solar, and water that can be replaced naturally are called this.
What are renewable energy sources?
300
Legend has it that White Salmon was given its name when these two famous cross-country explorers noticed that the river by the area (now called the White Salmon River) was completely full with white spawning salmon. (What is the name of the two explorers?)
Who are Lewis and Clark?
300
This state is home to some iconic American symbols such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
What is New York?
400
Everything around us is made of this, which takes up space and has mass.
What is matter?
400
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of these energy sources that take millions of years to form.
What are fossil fuels?
400
This town just south of White Salmon is right by the Columbia River, still on the Washington side.
What is Bingen?
400
This is Idaho's biggest city.
What is Boise?
500
The tiny particles that make up all matter are called these.
What are atoms or molecules?
500
A moving car, a rolling ball, and a running student all have this type of energy.
What is kinetic energy?
500
Driving into town, you'll notice a sign designating White Salmon as "The Land Where the Sun Meets the ______"
What is Rain?
500
This is the third largest US city by population, behind only New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.
What is Chicago, Illinois?