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Types of Energy
Electricity
Energy Transfer
Renewable Energy
Vocabulary
100
The type of energy that is given off from a light bulb
Light energy
100

What is a closed loop that allows energy to flow through it called?

A circuit 

100
Name an example of electrical energy transferring to light energy 

A light bulb

100

The type of energy created from flowing rivers

Water energy

100
What is someone who uses science and math to solve problems called?

An engineer

200

The type of energy that is given from the Sun

Solar Energy
200

What is a material that does NOT allow electricity to flow through it called?

An insulator

200

Name an example of heat energy transferring to light energy 

A fire

200

The type of energy from turbines spinning in the air

Wind energy

200
What is a test done to solve a problem called?

An experiment 

300

The type of energy that is sent from power plants through wires into buildings

Electrical energy

300
What is a material called that allows electricity to easily flow through it called?
A conductor 
300
Name an example of electrical energy being transfered to heat energy

A toaster, a stove, a hair dryer, etc. 

300

The structure used to collect solar energy

Solar Panels

300

What are materials that come from the environment that people use to make things they need called?

Natural resources

400

The type of energy that is given from burning fossil fuels such as oil and coal

Thermal energy

400

What is the device called that allows a person to control if a circuit is open or closed?

A switch

400
Name a place where heat energy is converted to electrical energy

Power plants

400

Give a reason that water energy may NOT be a good choice for someplace to use as their main energy source

Dams can disturb wildlife and are expensive to build.

400

What is something harmful to the environment called?

Pollution

500

The type of energy stored in a battery

Chemical energy
500

How could you make a light bulb shine brighter that was sharing a circuit with one battery and one other light bulb?

Remove the other light bulb or add a battery

500

Who invented the device that would eventually inspire the design of the first steam powered train?

A greek inventor named Hero.

500
Give a reason that Solar energy may NOT a good choice for a place to use as their main source of energy.
They don't have a lot of daylight, have a lot of clouds, don't have enough space for the panels and solar energy is difficult to store
500

A machine that spins and converts energy

A turbine