Solar Energy and Electricity

What is Electricity

• moving atoms
• moving electrons
• three parts of atoms
• connected wires

What is the photovoltaic effect?

• Process of creating photons from voltage

• Process of converting kinetic energy into electricity

• Process of creating light from electricity

• Process of converting sunlight into electricity

What are the TWO main uses for Solar power

• Heating Water for homes

• Tanning your skin

• Direct generation of electricity

• Cooking using a solar oven

A material that lets electricity travel through it easily

• conductor

• insulator

• magnet

A path that has only ONE way an electric current can flow

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

Copper would be considered a....

• conductor

• insulator

A stream of electrons moving across a wire is called

• an electric current

• motor

• generator

Electricity can flow only when which of the following is present?

• A switch attaches to a battery

• The circuit has a light bulb

• There is a complete path for it to follow

• The wire is made from an insulator

A circuit made of wires, a lamp, a switch, and a cell is shown at the right. What change is needed for the lamp to glow? 

• The switch needs to be opened.
• The switch needs to be closed.
• The cell needs an insulator.
• The wire needs to be connected to the bottom of the cell.

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-2

What type of circuit is this?

• Parallel Circuit
• Series Circuit 
• Open Circuit 
• Transverse Circuit