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An arrangement of devices that allow electricity to flow through it.
What is a circuit?
Protons have this charge.
What is positive charge?
This renewable energy can be produced from fast rivers or high waterfalls.
What is hydroelectricity?
This common kitchen tool converts electrical energy into radiant energy.
What is a stove/toaster?
This type of electricity is created when electrons flow continuously through wires.
What is current electricity?
A unit of measurement for amounts of electricity used.
What is Watt/KWatt?
Along with protons, the nucleus of an atom contains these.
What are neutrons?
This energy sources comes from heat in the earth.
What is geothermal?
What is a generator?
These sources of electricity form underground over millions of years.
What are fossil fuels?
A path of electrical current that has more than one loop in the circuit.
What is a parallel circuit?
These parts of an atom have a negative charge.
What are electrons?
This renewable energy can be produced by burning unused tree pieces.
What is biomass?
When a fossil fuel is burned, this turns into thermal energy.
What is chemical/potential energy?
This category of material will allow electrons to pass through it.
What is a conductor?
The energy contained in a spring.
What is potential energy?
These are the loops that electrons travel in.
What are shells?
This type of energy source accounts for more than 60% of the electricity used in Canada.
What is hydroelectricity?
A flashlight converts this type of energy into light energy.
What is chemical energy?
These are the two main types of sources of electricity.
What are renewable and non-renewable?
This type of energy is released by hot or glowing objects.
What is radiant energy?
This the term for the splitting of atoms.
What is fission?
Oil and coal are examples of these.
What are fossil fuels?
This states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the law of energy conservation?
This category of material is used to prevent electricity from shocking.