Static Electricity
Electric Circuits
Getting Power
Electrical Energy
True/False
100
All electricity is the result of ___________________.
What is electrical charges.
100
The flow of continuous water is an example of a _____________. (Think about Raging Waters River Ride)
What is current.
100
_________________ is how much strength is in a power source. (Like different batteries!)
What is Voltage.
100
Electrical energy can be turned into what three types of energy?
What is heat, light, and motion.
100
Everything has an electrical charge.
What is true.
200
What are the two types of electrical charge?
What is positive and negative.
200
An __________________________ is the flow of electrical charges.
What is electric current.
200
This is used to change the voltage of electrical energy before it reaches your home.
What is a transformer.
200
This type of bulb creates heat AND light energy.
What is incandescent.
200
Two positive charges are attracted to each other. + --> <-- +
What is false. They repel each other.
300
The buildup of electrical charges is called _______________.
What is static electricity.
300
How many paths is in a series circuit?
What is one.
300
Fuses and __________________________ turn off energy when there is an electric overload.
What is circuit breakers.
300
The thin wire inside a incandescent bulb is a _____________.
What is filament.
300
Lightning is attracted to the POSITIVE charges in the ground.
What is false. It is attracted to the NEGATIVE charges in the ground.
400
The movement of static electricity from one object to another is __________________.
What is discharge.
400
If a light bulb goes out in a parallel circuit, what happens to the rest of the light bulbs?
What is the rest of the bulbs will stay lit.
400
What can you do to prevent an electrical overload?
What is to make sure wires are not bare and don't plug in too many devices into one circuit.
400
A vacuum cleaner is an example of what type of electrical energy?
What is motion.
400
Metal wires are good examples of insulators.
What is false. Those are conductors!
500
Rubber plastic and glass are examples of ________________.
What is insulators.
500
If there is a a break in the path of a circuit, it is called an ______________________.
What is open circuit.
500
Where does electrical energy go when you turn off the lights in your house?
What is back to the power plant.
500
This bulb uses a gas to produce light.
What is fluorescent.
500
When electricity leaves a power plant, a transformer increases the voltage up to 400,000.
What is true. Then it goes through other transformers that bring it down to around 250 volts.
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