Making Plasma, Microwaving grapes --- SMS#2

Making Plasma, Microwaving grapes --- SMS#2

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Other, Physics

1st - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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The video explores the creation of plasma using a microwave oven transformer and a grape. It begins with an explanation of plasma as ionized gas and demonstrates how a microwave oven transformer can produce a powerful electrical arc. The video then follows a viewer's suggestion to create plasma using a grape in a microwave, showing the process in slow motion. Finally, the video combines ideas by electrocuting a grape, highlighting the effects of electrical burns.

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Explain the significance of the alternating current in the electrical arc observed during the experiment.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What was the viewer's suggestion regarding the grape and the microwave, and what was the outcome of the experiment?

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