What is materials that let electrons flow through them
100
What is a renewable resource?
What is a resource that is constantly replaced and can be used more than once
100
What is non-renewable energy?
What is energy that once it is used up, it cannot be replaced or used again.
100
Is the lead of a pencil an insulator?
What is no it is a conductor
200
What type of circuit has more than one pathway for the electrons to flow?
What is a parallel circuit
200
Define static electricity
What is where the electrical charges are at rest or not moving.
200
What do we call energy that is found deep inside the earth?
What is geothermal energy
200
What are the three types of fossil fuels?
What is coal, natural gas and oil.
200
Name two types of electricity
What is static and current
300
Like charges...
What is repel
300
What is an atom?
What is tiny building blocks that make up everything around you
300
What kind of energy comes from the moving ocean?
What is tidal energy
300
What is most commonly used as a fuel to create nuclear energy?
What is uranium
300
True or false: Electricity flows negative to positive
What is true
400
The flow of electrons is called...
What is electric current
400
Define biomass
What is any type of plant or animal tissue such as wood chips, straw, manure etc.
400
Name three types of energy that do not harm the environment
What is solar, wind, hydro dams, tidal etc.
400
What are the two types of non-renewable sources of energy?
What is fossil fuels and nuclear
400
How does electricity get to your home?
What is it starts at the power plant, goes through multiple transformers, is carried in transmission lines and is transmitted to your house from the transmission lines on poles.
500
A battery produces an electric current that flows in one direction only. This current is called...
What is direct current
500
Define consumption
What is how much electricity you and your family uses
500
Biomass can be burned to heat water and create steam. This steam turns the...
What is turbines
500
What is coal made from?
What is ancient plants such as trees and ferns
500
Name two pros and two cons of nuclear energy
What is pros: very efficient, does not create pollution
cons: can harm the environment if leaked, very dangerous, must be stored for years