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100

What type of circuit has only one path for the electric current?

What is a Series Circuit?

100

What does it mean when we say a balloon does this to your hair (to bring closer)?

What is attract?

100
What are materials that very little electric current flow through?

What are insulators?

100

What energy source uses energy from the sun?

What is solar power?

100

Energy resources that will eventually be used up are called?

What is a non-renewable resource?

200

What part of a circuit is shown here?  

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What is a connector(wire)?

200

What type of electricity powers your Ipads and Iphones?

What is current electricity?

200
What does to push away mean when using a balloon to create static electricity?

What is repel?

200

What type of energy uses wood and other plants?

What is biomass energy?

200

What are 3 renewable resources?

What are solar power, tidal power, hydropower, wind power, biomass energy, and geothermal energy?

300

If the bulb is lit the switch is ________?

What is closed?

300

What is an object that has no overall charge?

What is neutral object?

300

What is a device that can detect electrical charges?

What is an Electroscope?

300

What natural resource uses petroleum, gas, and coal?

What are fossil fuels?

300
How can we stay safe around electricity? List 2 ways.

Some answers could be :

Keep electrical devices away from water, do no yank on power cord, do not plug too many devices into one outlet...


400

What type of circuit has more than one path for the electric current to pass through?

What is a parallel circuit?

400

What type of electricity is a build up of electric charges?

What is static electricity?

400

What is a device that is spun by a natural resource such as water or wind?

What is a Turbine?

400

What natural resource uses heat to turn water into steam to heat homes or power turbines?

What is geothermal energy?

400

What does it mean when we meet our needs while keeping our environment healthy?

What is sustainable energy?

500

What are the 3 main parts of a circuit?

What is connector, source, and load?

500

Which of these are considered a conductor?

Straw, Glass, Copper Wire, or Wood

What is Copper Wire?

500

What is a device that turns motion into electrical energy?

What is a Generator?

500

What natural resource can be dangerous such has causing a nuclear accident?

What is nuclear power?

500

What are 3 ways we can use electricity sustainably?

Some answers could be:

Use LED light bulbs, wash your clothes in cold water, turn off lights when you are not using them.

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