Energizing Everything Mystery 6

Where does the energy come from?

• food

• gasoline

• battery

• wood

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Why are wires made of copper or aluminum?

• They are shiny and reflect light.

• They burn easily.

• They are good conductors of energy.

• They are cheap materials to buy.

How could you find out if copper wire or paper clips would be the better conductor?

• Connect the paper clips to the battery and the LED bulb. If it lights up, this proves that paper clips are better conductors.

• Test the flashlight with paper clips, then test it with copper wires. If the bulb glows brighter with the copper wire than with the paper clips, then the copper wire is the better conductor.

• Connect the copper wire to the battery and the LED bulb. If it lights up, this proves that the copper wire is a better conductor.

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Where does a flashlight get its energy?

• Wood

• Wind

• Food

• Batteries

Where does a LED flashlight get it's stored energy from?

• burning coal

• being placed up high

• eating food

• batteries/electricity

What is an example of electrical energy being used?

• lights in our house, cellphones, televisions

• cellphones, windmills, solar panels

• air conditioning, campfires, batter-powered cars

• subways, flashlights, bicycles

How does electrical energy flow?

• from the - to the + end of a battery

• from the + to the - end of a battery

Electrical energy always needs ________.

• a pathway.

• something to activate it.

• steel to move through an object.