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100
An electrical charge that builds up on an object.
What is static electricity?
100
A circuit that has more than one path for an electric current to follow.
What is a parallel circuit?
100
The power of the sun. BONUS: The sun provides which two things?
What is solar energy? BONUS RESPONSE: Direct heat and energy.
100
The space around a magnet in which the force of the magnet acts.
What is a magnetic field?
100
These types of charges move towards each other.
What are opposite charges?
200
A steady movement of charges through certain materials.
What is current electricity?
200
A temporary magnet caused by an electric current.
What is an electromagnet?
200
The parts of a magnet at which its force is strongest. BONUS: If you turn two magnets to the North, what will happen?
What is the magnetic poles? BONUS RESPONSE: They will repel against each other.
200
Heat that comes from the inside of the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
200
This is a device that opens or closes circuits.
What is a switch?
300
A device that can make an electric current.
What is a generator?
300
A material that does not let current electricity through it easily.
What is an insulator?
300
Energy that can be released by a chemical reaction.
What is chemical energy?
300
The energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Leavers that you flip and buttons that you press.
What are two kinds of switches?
400
A circuit that only has one path for an electric current to follow.
What is a series circuit?
400
Materials that let electric charges through them easily.
What is an conductor?
400
The total potential and kinetic energy of an object.
What is mechanical energy?
400
Energy that an object has because of its position or its condition. BONUS: Give an example of this.
What is potential energy? BONUS RESPONSE: A bicycle's position gives it potential energy.
400
Two examples of insulators.
What are plastic and rubber.
500
An object that attracts iron and a few other metals. BONUS: These objects have how many sides and what are they called?
What is a magnet? BONUS RESPONSE: Magnets have two sides, called North and South.
500
A device that changes electrical energy to energy of motion.
What is an electric motor?
500
Electrical energy made by using the kinetic energy of falling water.
What is hydroelectric power?
500
This brings two conductors together.
What is a switch.
500
This is in the bottom of a light bulb.
What is a small metal tip that conducts the current from the socket to the bulb?