Scientists who contributed to the development of Electricity
Parts of an Atom
Current Electricity
Energy and Conservation
Parts of a Light bulb
100
This scientist invented the lightning rod
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This part of an atom has no charge
What is a neutron?
100
Current electricity can be defined as
What is electricity that is moving?
100
Define renewable and non-renewable
What is: renewable is a resource that may be used more than once, and non-renewable is a resource that can only be used once
100
This part of the light bulb keeps the wires apart so they do not touch
What is the spacer?
200
This scientist built the first electric telegraph
Who is Samuel Morse?
200
This part of an atom has a positive charge
What is a proton?
200
Something that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily is called
What is an insulator?
200
Give 3 examples of how you can conserve energy at home
What is: turn of the lights when leaving a room, using a programmable thermostat, using energy efficient appliances, washing clothes in cold water, etc...
200
The electricity enters and exits the light bulb through this part
What are the electrodes?
300
This scientist made the first electric battery
Who is Alessandro Volta?
300
This is the centre of an atom
What the nucleus?
300
Give an example of a conductor
What is: metal, copper, water, something close to the sky
300
Name 2 types of renewable energy
What are: solar and wind?
300
This part of the light bulb lights up when electrons flow through it
What is the filament?
400
This scientist invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
400
This part of an atom is negatively charged, and orbits around the nucleus
What is an electron?
400
Something that allows electricity to pass through it easily is called
What is a conductor?
400
Name the 2 types of energy that use the sun and the wind to generate power
What are solar and wind power?
400
This word describes a light bulb that can stay light for long periods of time
What is incandescent?
500
This scientist built the first electric generator
Who is Michael Faraday?
500
This is the basic law of electrostatics
What is like charges repel, and unlike charges attract?
500
Give one example of an insulator
What is: rubber, wood, plastic
500
Nuclear energy is a clean source of energy, however, it has one disadvantage. What is it?
What is that its waste is radioactive and can pollute the environment and be harmful to humans?
500
This is the kind of metal that Thomas Edison used to make the filament, which allowed it to withstand the heat (SPELL the word)