Types of Energy
Making Electricity
Electrical Circuits
Electricity in our Homes
Key Discoveries
100

Potential energy is commonly known as this type of energy.

What is stored energy?

100

Mineral traditionally burnt to produce electricty.

What is coal?

100

The movement or flow of electrical energy

What is electrical current?

100

Device used to keep food cold

What is a fridge?

100

Thomas Edison's redisign discovery

What is the electric lightbulb?

200

Kinetic energy is commonly known as this type of energy.

What is moving energy?

200

Two different names for making electricity.

What is renewable and non-renewable electricity?

200

Device used to stop and start electrical circuit

What is a switch?

200

Device used to cool air inside

What is an air conditioner?

200

Alessandro Volta's key discovery

What is the voltaic pile (battery)?

300

Three different types of energy are...

What is heat, light and sound energy?

300

Three different forms of non-renewable fuels.

What are coal, oil and gas?

300

Device used to store potential electrical energy

What is a battery?

300

Machine that cleans clothes

What is a washing machine?

300

Michael Faraday's key discovery

Who invented the first electric motor?

400

A moving car, a kicked soccer ball or a rolling skateboard all have ____________ energy.

What is kinetic energy?

400

Three different types of renewable energy.

What are solar, hydro and wind energy?

400

Name two poles of a battery 

What are the positive and negative poles?

400

Device that instantly warms food

What is the microwave?

400

Lewis Latimer's key discovery

Who invented a filament that would stay lit for longer?

500

Electrical energy is created by the movement of tiny particles called __________.

What are electrons?

500

The device that spins wound copper wire within magnets to create electricity.

What is a generator or dynamo?

500

Device that produces light and heat energy when current passes through it

What is a light bulb?

500

Device that can control everything in your home

What is a computer?

500

Benjamin Franklin's key discovery

Who discovered that lightning was electrical?