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Electricity P. 10-15
Review - Electricity Pages 10-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | electrical energy |
| temporary magnet made when electric current flows through a wire wrapped around an iron core | electromagnet |
| device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy | electric motor |
| device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy | generator |
| unit used to measure the energy used by an appliance in a certain amount of time | watt |
| Electric current can be used to make a _____. | magnet |
| Electromagnets are used in _____ and _____ and even some _____. | doorbells/phones/trains |
| An electromagnet can be made stronger by wrapping more loops of _____ around the _____. | wire/rod |
| One source of mechanical energy is moving _____. Another source is _____ made by burning coal, gas, or oil. | water/steam |
| Electricians work with _____. | electricity |
| Electricians put in and repair electric _____ , _____ , and _____ in buildings. | wires/switches/outlets |
| A way to save electricity is by turning the lights _____ in rooms you are not using. | off |
| Light bulbs are marked with a number of _____. | watts |
| We use units called watts to measure how _____ appliances use electrical energy. The amount of energy we use depends on how _____ we use an appliance. | quickly/long |
| Suppose a person uses a 27-inch color television for 2 hours, and the amount of watts used for an hour is 113 watts. How many watt-hours of energy will be used in two hours? | 113 watts X 2 hours = 226 watt-hours |