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True or false: Pi day is the same day as Albert Einstein's birthday, and Stephen Hawking's death anniversary
True!
Solar and wind are examples of this type of energy
renewable!
Hydro means what?
water
This person fed us delicious cake in the process of their science fair (and hopefully again!)
Nevaeh!
Neodymium
True or false: sharks actually have very small teeth all over their skin
True! dermal denticles
Short
fish ladders
This person tried to kill rye grass, but didn't succeed!
Lucas
Electrons flow in electricity and are ___________ charged.
negatively
True or false: one million Earths can fit inside our sun
True!
Insulators on wires do this.
Prevent electricity loss and short circuits!
This part of the dam is where all the generators are.
Powerhouse
This person wore a shark costume at the end of science fair to model their project subject.
Dezmynd
Why do you have to spin the magnets to generate electricity in a generator?
To create a magnetic field to push the electrons along!
These objects about the size of a car enter Earth's atmosphere roughly once a year but burn up before reaching the surface.
Asteroids
If a tree falls on a wire and it snaps off the pole, or you flip a switch off on a light, this is called a:
The part of the dam that allows boats through is called a what.
Locks
This person created new shapes with their science project...including 360s!
Noelle
What were the highest number of wraps of magnetic wire we did on our generators?
800!
If an object gets too close to a black hole, it can be stretched into a long, thin shape due to the extreme difference in gravitational pull on different parts of the object. What is this called?
Spaghettification
Describe the parts and path of an electrical circuit!
An electrical circuit has three main parts: a power source (like a battery), conductive wires, and a device (such as a light bulb) that uses the electricity. The path is a closed loop that electricity follows from the power source through the wires to the device and back to the source.
How much electricity does Bonneville Dam produce? Be specific!
1200 megawatts, enough to power 900,000 houses!
Isaiah
magnets, spinning, wire, vibrations