Vocabulary
Circuits
Renewables
Non-Renewables
Mixed Bag
100
a form of energy
What is Electricity?
100
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out all the other bulbs in the circuit go out too
What is a series circuit?
100

Renewables are called renewables because __________________________________.

What is because they never run out?

100

These two types of energy sources requires mining into the earth.

What are oil and gas? 

100
the type of circuit found in most homes
What is a parallel circuit?
200
the path which electrons follow
What is a circuit?
200
a circuit in which electrons have only one path to follow
What is a series circuit?
200

This type of energy used heat generated from the core of the Earth. 

What is geothermal energy?
200

What is the biggest issue with using non-renewables?

What is that they cannot be replaced?

200
the unit of measure of electrical current (the push behind an electric current)
What is a volt?
300

___________ are materials that permit electrons to flow freely from particle to particle

What is a conductor?

300

Traffic lights used _______________ circuits.

What is parallel circuits?

300

which source of energy uses the natural flow of moving water to generate power?

What is hydroelectric power?
300

Although this type of energy is considered clean energy, it is still a non-renewable. 

What is nuclear energy?

300
electrons move through a battery from the ___________ terminal to the ___________ terminal
What is negative to positive?
400

Once this type of energy is used up, it cannot be replaced 

What are non-renewables?
400
wiring in which there is more than one path for the electrons to follow
What is a parallel circuit?
400

This type of energy can be harmful to birds in flight.

What are windmills?

400

What is one big positive aspect of using non-renewables? 

-Not dependent on weather

-consistent and dependable

400

a device used to start and stop the flow of electricity

What is a switch?

500

a device that breaks a circuit

What is a fuse?

500
When electrons pass from one wire to another, taking an easier route and heating the wires
What is a short circuit?
500

Canada is the second largest producer of this type of energy in the world and this type of renewable power accounts for almost 60% of the country's electricity supply.

What is hydroelectricity?

500

In Canada only 5% of our electricity is generated using this source.

What is coal?

500

coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy are examples of_________________________________

What are non-renewable sources of energy?

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