Energy Basics
This type of energy is stored because of an object's position.
What is potential energy?
A circuit must be _____ for electricity to flow.
Closed
This renewable energy source comes from the Sun.
Solar
What process do engineers use to solve problems?
Engineering Design Process (EDP)
True or False: Electricity travels through rubber easily.
False
This type of energy is the energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
Which of these is a conductor?
Metal
Is coal renewable or nonrenewable?
Nonrenewable
Why do engineers test their designs?
To improve them
Series or Parallel?
If one light burns out and all the lights go off.
Series
True or False: Energy can be created and destroyed.
What is False?
Which part of a circuit provides the energy?
Battery (power source)
Name two renewable energy sources.
Examples
Name one project you built this week.
Possible answers
Series or Parallel?
If one light burns out but the others stay on.
As a roller coaster goes down a hill, potential energy changes into what?
What is Kinetic energy ?
Name the three things every basic circuit needs.
Why are renewable energy sources important?
Acceptable answers/similar:
Why do engineers build prototypes?
To test ideas before making the final version.
What tool measures voltage and current?
Multimeter
Name two different forms of energy besides potential and kinetic.
Possible answers:
What happens if there is a break in the circuit?
Electricity stops flowing.
Which energy source powered the houses students built?
Solar
Your LED doesn't light. Name one thing you would check first.
Possible answers
Imagine you are designing a city. Name one way you would make it more energy efficient.