Wind and Electricity Quiz

A closed path that electric current follows 

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance 
• Circuit

Since we will never run out of wind, we say wind is a _____________ energy.

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• clean

What are windmills, and what are they used for?

• the rotational energy of wind, and are used to collect water
• a windmill is a mill that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Windmills were used to mill grain, pump water, or both.
• doesn't have anything to do with wind, and used to stop the wind

True or False: If the mechanical energy is converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator

• True
• False

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor 

What would you need to do to light the bulb?

• Add a battery
• Close the switch
• Add a battery and close the switch
• Nothing, it will light up anyway

How can you make a bulb brighter?

• Add more batteries to the circuit
• Add more bulbs to the circuit
• Increase the length of the wire
• Add a motor

What does this symbol represent?

• A bulb
• A switch
• A battery
• A motor

When a switch is turned on, you close a circuit so that it is __________.

• incomplete
• inactive
• complete 
• broken

Why are metals useful for making electrical wire?

• Metals break
• Metals are magnetic
• Metals are insulators.
• Metals are conductors.