Motors, Generators, and Transformers

What is the transfer of electricity in a generator?

• Mechanical to Electrical 
• Physical to Potential 
• Electrical to Mechanical
• Yogurt to Light

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Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.

• magnetic field
• electrical current
• another magnet
• an enemy

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In large generators in power plants, ___________ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an electric current.

• Wind
• Water
• Magnets
• Circuits

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What force does a magnetic field apply without actually touching the object? 

• a push or pull
• gravity 
• friction 
• pressure 

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What energy do you put IN to a generator?

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Potential

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What type of energy comes OUT of a generator?

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Potential

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Electricity is the flow of _________.

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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What is the transfer of electricity in a motor?

• chemical to mechanical 
• electrical to mechanical
• mechanical to electrical 
• physical to potential 

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Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.

• chemical; mechanical
• mechanical; electrical
• electrical; mechanical
• potential; kinetic

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Which electrical generator has this energy chain?
kinetic -> electrical

• wind
• natural gas
• nuclear
• solar panel

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