It's Electric!
History of Electricity
Electric Efficiency
Electric City, SJ (Social Justice)
"Current" Events
100
This is the number one household electricity-leaking device located outside of the home.
What is a garage door opener?
100
These were the first indicator that electricity existed.
What were shocks from electric fish?
100
If every US home replaced one of their existing lightbulbs with this, saved energy would be enough to light more than 3 million homes for a year and prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions of about 800,000 cars.
What is an energy star approved lightbulb?
100
A lack of electricity results in the use of unclean fuels for energy, causing damage to THIS and THIS, two issues that again reinforce poverty.
What is health and the environment?
100
5% of America's electricity will be provided by this technology by 2015.
What is wind?
200
This charger will consume 1 watt while plugged into the wall, even without its item into it! It will also consume 4.5 watts of electricity with its item plugged into it if it is already fully charged! It will consume 8 watts of power while charging a its item.
What is a cellphone charger?
200
Prior to the 14th century, patients suffering from ailments such as these were directed to touch electric fish in the hope that the powerful jolt might cure them.
What is gout or headache?
200
This type of person uses twice as much electricity and energy as their counterparts in Germany.
What is the average American Citizen?
200
About 3 billion people use solid fuels—wood, charcoal, coal and dung—for cooking and heating, causing this many people to die from emphysema and other respiratory diseases.
What is 1.6 million people (mostly women and children)
200
In 10-15 years, this country is likely to reach 30% or 35% of its electricity coming from renewables.
What is Germany?
300
Using 48.5 W when plugged in but not turned on, this home appliance is the biggest offender of electrical leakage (followed by stereos at 24.58 W).
What is the television?
300
In the 18th century, he made major advancements in the field of electricity, selling his possessions to fund his work.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
Devices carrying this logo generally use 20%–30% less energy than required by federal standards.
What is Energy Star?
300
8.1 million American homes were left without power following this event in 2012.
What is Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy?
300
The latest study by Professor Bob Elwood and Barry Magee from Queen's School of Biological Sciences looked at the reactions of this animal to small electrical shocks, and their behavior after experiencing those shocks, concluding that this animal can feel pain.
What is the common shore crab?
400
This amount is the average-per-year amount of money wasted for an American family of four due to appliances being plugged in when they are turned off.
What is $421.05/year?
400
In the 19th century, electricity turned from a scientific curiosity into an essential tool for modern life, becoming a driving force of this.
What is the Second Industrial Revolution?
400
It accounted for approximately 9% of household electricity usage in the United States in 2001.
What is lighting?
400
The number of people living in the world without access to electricity.
What is a quarter of humanity - 1.6 billion people?
400
Previous studies have found that this attribute, which allows us to know and understand our surroundings, is linked to the number and strength of electrical signals in the brain.
What is spacial awareness?
500
In most cities, the biggest use of electricity comes from supplying this and cleaning it up after it has been used.
What is water?
500
Invented in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and made from alternating layers of zinc and copper, it provided scientists with a more reliable source of electrical energy than the electrostatic machines previously used.
What is the battery?
500
It was first created as a United States government program in 1992, but Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and the European Union have also adopted the program.
What is Energy Star?
500
New capital investment of about $35-40 billion a year is needed to give worldwide access to electricity by THIS YEAR. This is in addition to worldwide annual investments of about $450 billion just to sustain energy services at current levels.
What is 2030?
500
As of 2013, the amount of electricity generated from THIS is rising at annualised rates of as much as 50% in some European countries.
What is coal?
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