Electricity and Magnetism

Open Ended

What are the sources of energy?

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Open Ended

What type of power plant is in NLR?

Open Ended

Give 1 part of the power plant and describe its main function.

Open Ended

What are the impacts of the power plant to the environment and the community?

​Trace/Illustrate how electrical energy is generated, transmitted and distributed through a diagram, song, poem or role play.

Multiple Choice

1. In power stations generating electricity, power is measured in ________.

• a. Joule

• b. kilojoule

• c. kilowatt

• d. megawatt

Multiple Choice

2. Shayne turned on a lamp switch in her room. Which is the correct path of electrical power that can be traced back from the source?

• a. powerplant>transmission substation>distribution substations>residences

• b. transmission substations>power plants>residences>distribution substations

• c. residences> distribution substations> transmission substations>powerplants

• d. distribution substations>transmission substations>powerplants>residences

Multiple Choice

3. Why do power stations generate AC, and not DC?

• a. It is easier to generate, safer, and more economical to transmit AC than DC.

• b. Transformers work with AC

• c. AC is used in mobile devices and gadgets.

• d. AC is more efficient and economical.

Multiple Choice

4. What energy transformation takes place in a generator?

• a. electrical to mechanical

• b. heat to mechanical

• c. mechanical to electrical

• d. chemical to mechanical

Multiple Choice

5. All of the following power plants use steam to drive the turbines to produce electricity EXCEPT __________.

• a. wind

• b. geothermal

• c. coal-fired

• d. nuclear