Vocab
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles.
Energy that travels in waves, such as visible light or x-rays.
What is Radiant Energy?
What is the input (start) energy of solar panels?
What is Radiant Energy?
Created when there are more protons than electrons.
What is a positive charge?
What is 600 B.C?
Thales, a Greek, found that when amber was rubbed with silk, it became electrically charged and attracted objects.
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form of energy to another.
What is Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy from the movement of particles. Heat is created when particles move quickly.
What is Thermal Energy?
What is the output (transformation) energy of a Hydrodam?
What is Electrical Energy?
Created when there are more electrons than protons.
What is a negative charge?
How fast does electricity travel?
What is 270,000 km per second?
Around 90 percent of the speed of light!
The smallest particles that exist.
What are Atoms?
Energy that moves an object.
What is Mechanical Energy?
What are the output energies of a lamp?
What are Radiant Energy and Thermal Energy?
(T or F) Electricity is a primary source of energy.
What is False?
This country consumes the most electricity in the world per year.
What is China?
The build-up of an electrical charge on the surface of an object.
What is Static Electricity?
This form of energy can be described as a soccer ball next to your foot.
What is Potential Energy?
What are the input (start) energies of a Nuclear Power Plant?
What are Thermal Energy and Mechanical Energy?
(T or F) Protons and Electrons can be found in the nucleus.
What is False?
(T or F) Electricity is present in our bodies.
What is True?
Our cells are specialized to conduct electrical currents. Electricity is required for the nervous system to send signals throughout the body and to the brain, making it possible for us to move, think and feel
The ability to do work.
What is Energy?
The most important energy source.
What is the Sum?
What is the energy transformation of an electric car?
What is Electrical Energy to Mechanical Energy?
The average lightning bolt contains _____ joules of energy.
What is one million joules?
What year were electric cars invented?
What is 1832?
Robert Anderson developed the first crude electric vehicle in 1832; however, it wasn’t until the 1870s that the car became ‘driveable’ and able to transport passengers from A to B.