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Sources of Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes a battery as a source?

a)

Chemical action

b)

Magnetomotive

c)

Triboelectric

d)

Photo Voltaic

2.

Which of the following describes a turntable crystal as a source of electricity?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Photo Voltaic

c)

Triboelectric

d)

Piezoelectric

3.

The John Travoltage demonstration depicts which source of electricity?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Piezoelectric

c)

Triboelectric

d)

Photo Voltaic

4.

A thermocouple demonstrates electricity created by?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Thermal Reaction (heat)

c)

Photo Voltaic

d)

None of the other options.

5.

Thermocouples produce such tiny amounts of electricity they are often used to?

a)

Operate a car ignition system

b)

Act as a temperature sensor in high temp devices

c)

Drive dashboard lights

d)

Back up a battery

6.

The turbine generators at the Hydro dam produce electricity by?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Magnetomotive Action

c)

Photo Voltaic Action

d)

Piezoelectric action

7.

Nuclear power plants produce electricity through which method?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Magnetomotive Action

c)

Photo Voltaic Action

8.

Solar panels produce electricity through....

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Magneto motive action

c)

photo voltaic action

d)

Triboelectric action.

9.

The term Tribo means which?

a)

related to chemicals

b)

related to friction or rubbing

c)

related to heat

d)

related to light

10.

When compressed a crystal structure will:

a)

Vibrate

b)

Produce Electricity

c)

create the Piezoelectric effect

11.

An orange and two nails of different materials demonstrates which source?

a)

Chemical Action

b)

Piezoelectric

c)

Dialectric

d)

Citric phenomenon

12.

Electricity at it's most essential level is simply what?

a)

electrons moving atom to atom

b)

protons moving atom to atom

c)

neutrons moving atom to atom

d)

atoms moving molecule to molecule

13.

E can represent voltage because it is short for??

a)

Electrostatic Force

b)

Electromotive Force

c)

Elevated Force

d)

Electrostatic Formula

14.

The opposition to current flow is called???

a)

Reactance

b)

Resistance

c)

Persistence

d)

Perseverance

15.

Which of the following energy sources actually use magnetomotive force primarily?

a)

Solar Panels

b)

Biodiesel

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Nuclear power

16.

True or False: Each source of energy has drawbacks and limitations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

An electrical charge at rest is called:

a)

Current Electricity

b)

Static Electricity

c)

Stationary Electricity

d)

Sinusoidal Electricity

18.

An Electrical Charge causing electron flow is called:

a)

Current Electricity

b)

Static Electricity

19.

The Law of Charges states:

a)

Like Charges Attract

b)

Like Charges Repel

c)

Unlike Charges Attract

d)

Unlike Charges Repel

20.

The outermost ring of electron shells is where all the electrical magic happens. What is it called?

a)

Orbital ring

b)

Valence Shell

c)

Sea Shell

d)

Orbital Shell