Electricity

Question 1

All vehicles use what device to prevent the electricity used in all its circuits from overloading?

Answer 1

Fuse

Question 2

What is good about this type of device used in vehicles? (Fuse)

Answer 2

Cheap

Question 3

An extension cord breaks internally and the wires touch. This causes a what?

Answer 3

Short Circut

Question 4

New houses use what device to prevent the electricity used in all its circuits from overloading?

Answer 4

Breaker

Question 5

What’s better about prev answer in new houses—better then vehicles? (Breaker)

Answer 5

Flip switch/ Easy/ Safe

Question 6

The scientific name for how much electric pressure is pushed through a wire?

Answer 6

Volts

Question 7

The name for when we describe how much electric volume is pushed through a wire?

Answer 7

Amps

Question 8

My house runs on what is called?

Answer 8

A/C

Question 9

100 watt vs 40 watt bulb. When turned on the 40 watt bulb has more what in it?

Answer 9

Resistance

Question 10

I have a neg charged balloon and a second neg charged balloon. They do what to each other?

Answer 10

Repel

Question 11

If I have too many things plugged into an outlet and it gets hot-it can lead to what?

Answer 11

Overload

Question 12

I touch a hot pan my brain tells my hands nerves to move- what bridges the signal there?

Answer 12

Spinal cord

Question 13

When we rub balloons on our head, we are creating what kind of electricity?

Answer 13

Static

Question 14

What do we call material that allows electricity to flow through it easily?

Answer 14

Conductor

Question 15

What do we call that does not allow electricity to flow through it—on purpose?

Answer 15

Insulator

Question 16

What do we call material that controls and limits the electricity flowing through it on purpose?

Answer 16

Resistor

Question 17

The scientific name for my refrigerator cord?

Answer 17

Appliance

Question 18

The John Travolta simulator showed that electric field strength changes with?

Answer 18

Amount AND distance

Question 19

My battery won’t start the car after 60 seconds, will a few minutes for the battery to rest help?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

How many volts does a regular outlet have?

Answer 20

110-120

Question 21

What is the third prong on an extension cord called?

Answer 21

Ground

Question 22

All our AA, AAA, C batts, D batts have how many volts?

Answer 22

1.5

Question 23

All car batteries have how many volts?

Answer 23

12

Question 24

Each one produces how many volts?
(Car batteries)

Answer 24

2

Question 25

If we take apart a battery each individual area is called is called a?

Answer 25

Cell

Question 26

A 9v battery produces how many volts?

Answer 26

1.5

Question 27

A 9v battery has how many areas?

Answer 27

6

Question 28

9v batteries are what group?

Answer 28

Alkaline

Question 29

Very fast computer?

Answer 29

Super conductor

Question 30

What two ingredients do I need to make the previous answer work?
(Superconductors)

Answer 30

Metal and Cold

Question 31

What is another technology we learned?

Answer 31

Maglev trains

Question 32

The electric company bills in any units?

Answer 32

Kilowatt hours

Question 33

When energy is not able to flow?

Answer 33

Open

Question 34

When energy is able to flow?

Answer 34

Closed

Question 35

Resistance is measured in what units?

Answer 35

Ohms