Electricity Generation
Circuits
Units / Measurement
Experimental Design
Precision / Accuracy
100
The three things you need to create an electric generator are a mechanical force, a conductor, and _______?
What is a magnet
100
The flow of electrons.
What is current
100
The system of measurement used in most of Europe.
What is the metric system
100
A variable that stays constant throughout your experiment
What is a control variable
100
The closeness of measurements to each other
What is precision
200
Wind and solar power are examples of _______ energy.
What is renewable
200
Resistance is measure in...
What are ohms
200
How many grams in 1 kilogram?
What is 1000 grams
200
The responding variable is also called the _______ variable.
What is dependent variable
200
True or False, you can determine precision with one measurement.
What is False
300
The device that turns due to pressure from an outside source (example: water wheels)
What is a turbine
300
The equation for Ohm's Law
What is V = IR
300
How many inches are in 3 feet?
What is 36 inches
300
What is represented by the (maximum - minimum)/2?
What is uncertainty
300
The closeness of measurements to the "true value"
What is accuracy
400
The output of a motor is.....
What is mechanical energy
400
What happens when current takes the path of least resistance in a circuit?
What is a short circuit
400
The system of measurement that includes inches
What is the Imperial System
400
The independent variable is also called the ______ variable
What is manipulated variable
400
Error caused by a mistake or blunder
What is human error
500
What is the system of power plants, transformers, and wires that distributes electricity throughout the country?
What is the electric grid
500
A circuit where electricity flows through a single path containing multiple resistors
What is a series circuit
500
How many kilograms in 1 gram
What is 0.001 kilograms
500
In the final pendulum challenge, the manipulated variable was ______.
What is string length
500
The type of error caused by the tools or methods that results in the results always being too high or too low
What is systematic error
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