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Power Grid Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path that an electrical current travels through.

a)

circuit

b)

power

c)

electricity

d)

current

2.

A form of energy described as the flow of electrical power or charge.

a)

circuit

b)

power

c)

electricity

d)

current

3.

The amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time.

a)

circuit

b)

power

c)

electricity

d)

current

4.

The rate at which electrons flow past a point in a closed circuit.

a)

circuit

b)

power

c)

electricity

d)

current

5.

The ability to do work or cause change.

a)

energy

b)

transformer

c)

electron

d)

reliability

6.

The ability of an electrical system to perform its intended function without failure.

a)

energy

b)

transformer

c)

electron

d)

reliability

7.

The basic unit of electric charge, a negatively charged subatomic particle.

a)

energy

b)

current

c)

electron

d)

reliability

8.

A device that increases or decreases the voltage of electricity.

a)

Transformer

b)

Switch

c)

Wind turbine

d)

Substation

9.

A device that is used to stop the flow of current in a circuit by creating an open circuit.

a)

Transformer

b)

Switch

c)

Wind turbine

d)

Ground

10.

A device that converts wind energy into electrical energy.

a)

Transformer

b)

Switch

c)

Wind turbine

d)

Substation

11.

A device that provides a path for electric current to flow into the Earth.

a)

Transformer

b)

Switch

c)

Wind turbine

d)

Ground

12.

A facility where electricity is stored for later use.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Storage Solution

c)

Generator

d)

Power Plant

13.

A large scale facility where electricity is generated.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Storage Solution

c)

Generator

d)

Power Plant

14.

A system of structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Grid

c)

Generator

d)

Power Plant

15.

The physical infrastructure required for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Grid

c)

Generator

d)

Power Plant

16.

A part of the grid that is used to divide and distribute electricity to other parts of a community.

a)

Generator

b)

Transformer

c)

Substation

d)

Circuit

17.

A device that produces electricity by converting some form of energy into electrical energy.

a)

Generator

b)

Transformer

c)

Substation

d)

Circuit

18.

A condition in which electricity takes a short-cut and flows along an unintended path.

a)

Current

b)

Short circuit

c)

Ground

d)

Magnetic field

19.

The physical property of a region around a magnet or electric current, where magnetic forces are exerted.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Current

c)

Electricity

d)

Magnetic field

20.

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested.

a)

Electricity

b)

Current

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Magnetic field