Energy and
Generating Electricity
Generating Electricity
Static Electricity
Electric Circuits
Ohm's Law
Random
100
The energy of motion
What is kinetic energy
100
Objects with like charges ___________ from one another
What is repel
100
The object represented in the diagram below
What is an open switch
100
What is the equation used to calculate Voltage?
Voltage = Current x Resistance
V=IR
100
Devices that still use electrical energy when turned off are called this
What are phantom loads
200
The three parts of a generator system
What is a turbine, shaft and generator
200
Objects with a negative charge will have more ________ than _________.
What is more electrons than protons.
200
The type of circuit shown below
What is a parallel circuit (with a cell and 3 resistors)
200
Calculate the current passing through a lightbulb with a voltage of 5V and a resistance of 12 Ohms
What is 0.42A
200
The three main parts of an electrical circuit
What is a source, load and conductor
300
The type of energy source that can be used continuously.
What is a renewable energy source
300
A balloon is rubbed against a wool sweater. This is the object that will have a negative charge
What is the balloon
300
A description of the circuit below
What is a battery and 2 resistors connected in series with 2 more resistors connected in parallel
300
Calculate the resistance of a blender if 12V causes a current of 1.5 A to go through it.
What is 8 ohms
300
This type of material prevents the flow of electrons/ electric charge
What is an insulator
400
A dryer has a power rating of 5kW. If it is used for 1.5 hours throughout the day, this is the amount of electrical energy used.
What is 7.5kWh
400
Touching charged object can allow them to transfer charge. This is called _____
What is conduction
400
The total resistance in the following circuit
What is 30 ohms
400
If you double the resistance in a series circuit, this will happen to the current.
What is get divided by 2 (reduced to half)
400
The type of label that shows that the appliance uses 10-50% less energy than other similar products.
What is an ENERGY STAR label?
500
The type of energy source most of BC gets its electricity from
What is hydroelectric energy (from river flow and dams)
500
When a charged object is brought close to a neutral object this will happen (explain why).
They will attract to one another because the object will cause a charged affect on the neutral object
500
The total voltage of each of the two circuits if each cell is 1.5V
What is 4.5V (left) and 1.5V (right)
500
The current at point 1 (by the battery) 
What is 0.5 A
500
The direction in which current flows through a circuit
From the negative electrode/terminal to the positive electrode/terminal