Fix the error in the following sentence:
Dora study electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences.
Dora studies...
100
die Steckdose
electrical socket/outlet
100
True or false: Just as we use feet, Fahrenheit, and gallons, American do not use the metric system for electrical values such as volts, amps, watts, etc.
False!
100
Who is the "volt" named after?
Alessandro Volta
100
Name four kinds of renewable energy.
Solar, tidal, geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, biofuels, etc.
200
Choose the proper verb form:
We __________ a lot about our classmates since the beginning of class. (to learn)
have learned (not "learned"!)
200
der Stecker
plug
200
In which English-speaking country/countries is the following plug widely used?
UK
200
This American developed the first practical electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
200
This European nuclear plant is famous for its catastrophic meltdown in the 1980s.
Chernobyl
300
Is "research" a countable or uncountable word?
uncountable
300
die Isolierung
insulation
300
In which English-speaking country/countries is the following plug widely used?
Australia/New Zealand
300
What were the two competing ideas in the "War of Currents"?
AC versus DC
300
OPEC is a group which oversees the production and trade of which energy source?
oil
400
Fix the error in the following sentence:
You speak so quick that I cannot understand you.
You speak so quickly...
400
Wechselstrom
alternating current (AC)
400
Which color(s) have become the international standard to show that a wire is grounded?
Green (and often yellow-green)
400
This English scientist explored the relationship between electricity and magnetism; the unit of capacitance is named for him.
Michael Faraday
400
Explain how hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") works to obtain natural gas.
Answers will vary
500
Name two ways to fix a run-on sentence
Divide it into two sentences, add a conjunction, add a semicolon
500
Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher
Phillips (head) screwdriver
500
The word "solder" is spelled the same in British and American English, but is pronounced differently. What are the two different pronunciations?
"sod-er" and "sold-er"
500
Name literally any woman who is famous for her contributions to electrical engineering.
We're gonna have to google this.
500
The first ever battery, the Voltaic pile, was constructed in the year 1800 using which materials?