Electricity
Sources
Tools
Uses
Magnetism
100
Define current electricity.
What is a steady stream of charges?
100
The use of sunlight to create energy.
What is solar power?
100
A ruler is a tool used for this.
What is measuring distance?
100
Give an example of electricity used at school.
What is light, computer, overhead, projector, listening station?
100
An object that attracts iron is this.
What is a magnet?
200
Name 2 types of electricity.
What is static and current?
200
Playing a red light green light, the red light represents this type of energy.
What is potential energy?
200
Volume is measured with this tool.
What is a beaker or a gratuated cylinder?
200
Give 2 examples of using electricity in the community.
What is street lamps, signs, or stop lights?
200
Two N poles create this.
What is repeal each other?
300
Metal, wires, copper are all examples of this.
What is a conductor?
300
A roller coaster is an example of this.
What is kinetic energy?
300
This tool is used to make things look larger.
What is microscope?
300
Insulation and turning off a light in a house is an example of this.
What is conserving energy?
300
The space around a magnet.
What is a magnetic field?
400
This has more than one path for electricity to flow.
What is a parallel circuit?
400
A dam creates this type of energy.
What is hydroelectric power?
400
The first step to the scientific method is this.
What is question?
400
Car engines burn gas to change its chemical energy to this.
What is mechanical energy?
400
Identify 3 household items that use magnets.
What is a computer, stereo, TV, VCR, DVD player, telephone?
500
Define and name 1 example of a series circuit.
What is one path of electricity to follow? An example is a strand of lights.
500
Getting heat from inside the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
500
This tool is used to compare the weight of two objects.
What is a pan balance?
500
Define chemical energy.
What is energy stored in the arrangement of particles of matter? Example: coal or oil
500
This is used while in motion to produce electricity.
What is a generator?
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