Debating the use of electric cars (non-statutory) | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of these are ways that you can provide electricity to electrical appliances

• burning wood

• mains plug sockets

• food

• batteries and cells

• water

Answer explanation

Main plug sockets, batteries and cells are ways that you can provide electricity to electrical appliances.

A ___ is a small building or structure, usually made of glass or plastic, which is used to keep plants warm while they grow.

Answer explanation

A greenhouse is a small building or structure, usually made of glass or plastic, which is used to keep plants warm while they grow.

Different types of transport use different things to make them move. Match the transport to how it is made to move.

• sailing boat

• human movement

• car

• petrol or diesel

• bicycle

• wind

Answer explanation

Some cars use petrol or diesel, bicycles use human movement and sailing boats use wind to make them move.

A {{}} is the remains or traces of living things that are sometimes preserved in rock.

• skeleton

• pictue

• fossil

• body

Answer explanation

A fossil is the remains or imprint of living things that are sometimes preserved in rock.

What do you call a material that can be burned to give heat or light or to make engines work?

• water

• fuel

• power

• solar panel

Answer explanation

A fuel is a material that can be burned to give heat or light or to make engines work.

How is electricity generated at traditional power plants?

• By harnessing lightning.

• By burning fossil fuels.

• By using people or animals to turn wheels.

• By rubbing things to make sparks.

Answer explanation

Electricity is generated at traditional power plants by burning fossil fuels to heat water to turn turbines which generate electricity.