Static Charges and Electricity
The strongest Electrostatic Series material.
What is Ebonite.
The type of battery cell that is commonly used today.
What is zinc-carbon.
The practical unit of electrical energy.
What is Kw/Hr (Kilowatt per Hour).
The current from a cell is called this.
What is Direct Current (DC).
In 1907 this person patented the first industrial application that made use of the principles of electrostatics.
Who is Frederick Cottrell.
The weakest Electrostatic Series material.
What is Glass.
Wet cell batteries use a solution of this.
What is Sulphuric Acid.
The unit used to measure electrical power.
What is Watt (W).
The electric car was made how many years ago.
What is 100 years.
The person who is responsible for the creation of the battery.
Who is Alessandro Volta
This device detects and measures radiation exposure.
The byproducts of a reaction in a fuel cell.
What is Heat and Water.
The household appliance that uses the most electricity.
What is the clothes dryer.
Biomass Energy is generated from this type of matter.
What is plant and animal matter.
In 1897 what British physicist discovered the electron?
Who is JJ Thomson.
This element is also essential for good health.
What is selenium.
This converts sunlight into electrical energy.
What is a solar cell.
A "live" wire carries how this many volts.
What is 120V.
This can be used as either an ammeter or a voltmeter.
What is a multimeter.
Over 250 years ago what person showed that a lightning bolt is a gigantic electric discharged.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
A pith ball is an example of this.
What is an electroscope.
The unit of electric charge.
What is the Coulomb.
A household oven operates at this many volts.
What is 240V.
Adding more bulbs in a series to a circuit does this to the total resistance of the circuit.
What is increases.
In 1839 what French physicist discovered that certain materials will produce an electrical current.
Who is Edmund Becquerel.