UNIT #4, Electricity
Science notes rubric:
Topic #1
The following concepts are important from the topic, make sure that you have them in your notes!
1. What is electricity and how are charges created?
2. What is the law of charges?
3. What is static electricity and unbalanced charges?
4. What are insulators, conductors and superconductors and how do electrons flow through them
5. How are unbalanced charges neutralized?, what is grounding?
2. What is the law of charges?
3. What is static electricity and unbalanced charges?
4. What are insulators, conductors and superconductors and how do electrons flow through them
5. How are unbalanced charges neutralized?, what is grounding?
Topic #2
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6. What are the parts of a circuit (source, load, conductor and control) and what are the proper cell symbols for each. Including the proper symbol for a source with a number of cells. Finally which end do the electrons leave?
7. What is current and how do you measure it using a galvanometer and or a ammeter
8. What is voltage (potential difference) and how do you measure it?
9. How does electricity flow like water, know the analogy including the parts of a circuit.
7. What is current and how do you measure it using a galvanometer and or a ammeter
8. What is voltage (potential difference) and how do you measure it?
9. How does electricity flow like water, know the analogy including the parts of a circuit.
Topic #3
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10. What is resistance and how do you calculate it? Voltage divided by current.
11. What is resistance measured in?
12. Know how to modify the equation for resistance
13. What is a resistor and how does it work with eletrons
14. What is a variable resistor and how does it work with electrons
15. What is a series circuit and what is a parallel circuit and how do they work differently?
16. How does a house's wiring use parallel circuits?
17. How does the design of a wire increase or decrease the resistance for electricity to flow through it.
11. What is resistance measured in?
12. Know how to modify the equation for resistance
13. What is a resistor and how does it work with eletrons
14. What is a variable resistor and how does it work with electrons
15. What is a series circuit and what is a parallel circuit and how do they work differently?
16. How does a house's wiring use parallel circuits?
17. How does the design of a wire increase or decrease the resistance for electricity to flow through it.
Topic #4
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18. What are the different forms of energy( electrical, kinetic, thermal, light, sound, chemical, potential)
19. How can thermal energy be converted electrical energy and visa versa
20. How can kinetic energy be converted to electrical energy and visa versa
21. How can light be converted to electrical energy and visa versa
19. How can thermal energy be converted electrical energy and visa versa
20. How can kinetic energy be converted to electrical energy and visa versa
21. How can light be converted to electrical energy and visa versa
Topic #5
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22. What is an electrochemical cell and how does it work?
23. What is the difference between a primary cell and a secondary cell?
24. What are some commonly used types of cells and what are their characteristics?
23. What is the difference between a primary cell and a secondary cell?
24. What are some commonly used types of cells and what are their characteristics?
Topic #6
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25. What is an electric generator and how does it work
26. What is an electromagnet and how does it work? How can you make one stronger or weaker?
27. How can magnetism produce electricity?
28. What is an AC generator and how does it work?
29. What is a DC generator and how does it work?
30. What is an AC motor and how does it work?
31. What is a DC motor and how does it work?
26. What is an electromagnet and how does it work? How can you make one stronger or weaker?
27. How can magnetism produce electricity?
28. What is an AC generator and how does it work?
29. What is a DC generator and how does it work?
30. What is an AC motor and how does it work?
31. What is a DC motor and how does it work?
Topic #7
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32. How does electricity transmit through the grid and what are transformers? How do they work?
33. How does electricity enter your home and how is it controlled/managed?
34. How does the wiring for a house work, what are different wires used and how do they work?
35. What is the electrical code?
36. What does it mean if something is a digital device?
37. What is binary code and how is it used?
38. How do you measure electrical power?
39. How do we keep track of and pay for electricity use within our homes?
40. What are power ratings and how do we use them?
41. How do we measure the efficiency of an electrical devices?
42. What are the different types of light bulbs, what are each’s strengths and weaknesses?
43. How do we maintain electrical safety in the home?
44. How do we maintain electrical safety outdoors?
33. How does electricity enter your home and how is it controlled/managed?
34. How does the wiring for a house work, what are different wires used and how do they work?
35. What is the electrical code?
36. What does it mean if something is a digital device?
37. What is binary code and how is it used?
38. How do you measure electrical power?
39. How do we keep track of and pay for electricity use within our homes?
40. What are power ratings and how do we use them?
41. How do we measure the efficiency of an electrical devices?
42. What are the different types of light bulbs, what are each’s strengths and weaknesses?
43. How do we maintain electrical safety in the home?
44. How do we maintain electrical safety outdoors?
Topic #8
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45. How do we use non renewable resources, fossil fuels to create electricity on thermo-electric generating plants?
46. What are the effects of using fossil fuels to create electricity in thermo-electric generating plants?
47. How is electricity produced through hydro dams
48. How is electricity produced through nuclear power plants
49. What is thermal pollution and what is it’s effect
50. What is cogeneration and how do we use it?
51. What are other alternative energy sources and how do they work?
52. What is geothermal power and how can we use it to generate electricity?
46. What are the effects of using fossil fuels to create electricity in thermo-electric generating plants?
47. How is electricity produced through hydro dams
48. How is electricity produced through nuclear power plants
49. What is thermal pollution and what is it’s effect
50. What is cogeneration and how do we use it?
51. What are other alternative energy sources and how do they work?
52. What is geothermal power and how can we use it to generate electricity?