Electricity Flashcards
What is Static Electricity
Electricity that does not move.
Who “discovered “ electricity and how?
Luigi Galvani- he noticed is a spark went through a dead frogs leg it would move.
Who is Alessandro Volta? What did he create?
He invented Voltaic Pile. It is a combination of zinc and silver.
When did electricity come to Saskatchewan and where?
In 1890 electricity came to Regina and then a few months later it came to Moose Jaw.
What is a renewable resource?
When you could use it over and over. Ex wind
What is a non-renewable resource?
When the resource is used it can not be used again. Ex coal.
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of hydro electricity
Pros: always be water, no pollution and cheap to operate
Cons: expensive to build, limited number of places and could be started and stopped.
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of solar energy?
pros: sun is available everywhere, free heat energy and no pollution
cons: sun only shines part of the day, quite expensive to build and is small scale
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of geothermal energy?
pros: lots to learn about it, new energy source and lots of water underground
cons: large amount of steam, transporting could be difficult and needs to be close to a geothermal source
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of wind energy?
pros: second largest source in Canada, free source and renewable
cons: turbines break down, animal threat and loud
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of biomass?
pros: supply waste never runs out, supply is cheap and new source
cons: generation is expensive, people might burn material that are not considered and people might burn plastics and that should not.
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of nuclear energy?
pros: cheap, no air pollution and can be stored for long periods
cons: one type in Saskatchewan, 30 - 50 years before decomposed and has an odor.
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of coal?
pros: mined in all provinces of Canada, coal is burned into steam and it is cheap
cons: harmful to children, air and water pollution and one of the dirtiest air pollution
What are 3 pros and 3 cons of natural gas?
pros: clean burning source, little air pollution and cleanest of all fossil fuels
cons: it is harmful to the land, risk of explosion and non renewable source.
What is the difference between parallel circuit and a series circuit?
a parallel circuit when the wires have two path ways to make energy and for it to run and a series circuit is one path way to be created and for the electricity to run through.
