Electricity Vocab
The flow of electrons through a wire.
What is current?
Circuit in which electricity can flow.
What is open circuit?
Alternative energy source that involves the use of uranium.
What is nuclear energy?
A measure of the energy available to move electrons.
What is voltage?
Circuit in which electricity can not flow.
What is a closed circuit?
The population size an environment can support.
What is carrying capacity?
Smoke and fog combined.
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
What is a generator?
The device that you are trying to power.
What is a receiver?
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the use of fossil fuels by a person.
What is carbon footprint?
Chemicals from burning fossil fuels mix with rain.
What is acid rain?
Current that flows in one direction. An example is a battery.
What is direct current (DC).
What is an insulator?
The release of greenhouse gases contributes to this.
What is global warming (or climate change)?
Spill of fossil fuels.
What is an oil spill?
This is measured in Ohms.
What is resistance?
Device or substance that lowers the flow of electricity.
What is a resistor?
What is one environmental impact of data centers being built and AI usage?
Increased electricity and water usage.
Warm water in otherwise cold water lakes.
What is thermal pollution?