Around the Home
In Minnesota, where do most of our energy dollars we spend go?
A. Heating our homes
B. Cooling our homes
C. Lighting our homes
A. Heating our homes
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
True or False? Cooking with a microwave instead of an oven can help you reduce your electric usage?
True
Name 2 different ways that electricity is produced.
Hydro (water), Solar, Wind, Nuclear, Bio Mass, Gas and Coal.
Electricity is the movement of what between atoms?
Electrons
What should you check to make sure is tight fitting on your refrigerator?
A. The lightbulb
B. The handle
C. The seal
C. The seal
What is the voltage of the typical household electrical circuit in the U.S.?
A. 120 Volts B. 300 Volts C. 600 Volts
A. 120 Volts
You should lower the heat at night or when no one is home to help conserve energy by this many degrees.
10 degrees
Your water heater should be set between these degrees.
A. 90-110 degrees B. 120-140 degrees C. 150-200 degrees
B. 120-140 degrees
How many watts are in a kilowatt?
A. 10 watts B. 100 watts C. 1,000 watts
C. 1,000 watts
How often should you change the filter on your central heating/cooling system?
A. 1x/week B. 1x/month
C. 1x/year D. 1x/5 years
B. Once a month
This is an object or type of material that allows the flow of electric current in one or multiple directions. (Also the name of a person who drives a train).
Conductor
What does a dehumidifier lower in your home?
A. Temperature B. The electric bill C. Humidity
C. Humidity
What is the name of the vehicle that lineworkers frequently operate to lift themselves up to the power lines?
Bucket Truck
If your vehicle hit a utility pole or transformer box, you should stay in the vehicle. The ONLY reason you would ever exit the vehicle before the power company has deemed it safe is because of what?
Fire
This percentage of a home's heating energy is lost through inefficient windows.
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40%
B. 30%
This is an object/material in which electric current does not flow freely.
A. Insulator B. Chair C. Water
A. Insulator
Items that consume electricity even when they are not turned on are known as what? Hint: Hotel Transylvania characters.
Phantom or Vampire Load
Why are they named fossil fuels?
Over millions of years, heat and pressure from Earth's crust decomposed these organisms into one of the three main kinds of fuel: oil (also called petroleum), natural gas, or coal. These fuels are called fossil fuels, since they are formed from the remains of dead animals and plants.
If you charged your cell phone for 5 hours a day, how much would it cost you to charge your cell phone in a year?
A. $0.75 B. $1.00 C. $1.32 D. $3.87
B. $1.00/year
5 Watts for 5 hours a day @ $0.11 per kWh.
What is the name of the big green boxes that sit on cement pads (sometimes in yards)? They reduce the voltage of the electricity so that it is safe to use in your home. Hint: this was also a popular movie series. Think Optimus Prime
Transformer
Name the device which measures the electricity being consumed in a home.
A. Transformer B. Meter C. Regulator
B. Meter
What kind of heat pump uses the constant temperature located just below the ground to heat or cool homes?
A. Air B. Geothermal C. Subterranean
B. Geothermal
While most people think of Thomas Edison as the inventor of electric power generation, this Serbian-American's ideas contributed more to the design of today's alternating current system of electric supply.
Nikola Tesla
If you experience an outage at your house, you should check these first. Hint: They are usually found in your basement or garage.
Breakers or Breaker Box