Question 1

What is energy?

Accepted Answer

The ability to do work

Question 2

How is energy transferred?

Accepted Answer

Energy being moved from place to place.

Question 3

Do batteries make or produce energy?

Accepted Answer

No. Batteries convert energy from one form to another.

Question 4

List 2 things that convert motion energy into electrical energy.

Accepted Answer

Water and Wind

Question 5

What is the definition of generator?

Accepted Answer

Changes energy from one form to another.

Question 6

What happens when you place ice in a hot drink?

Accepted Answer

The hot drink transfers energy to the ice which will cause the ice to melt. Since the hot drink is losing energy, it cools down.

Question 7

What type of energy does a solar cell use?

Accepted Answer

A solar cell converts light energy to electrical energy.

Question 8

What are wind turbines?

Accepted Answer

A device that produces energy by spinning big blades, which in turns spins a generator to make electricity.

Question 9

Is electrical energy the same as or different from the energy it takes to play football?

Accepted Answer

Although electrical energy is stored and transferred differently than the energy used by your body, all energy can make things happen. Motion energy, heat energy, sound energy and light energy can all be transferred from place to place.

Question 10

What are some ways electrical energy can be generated at a power plant?

Accepted Answer

Power plants might generate electricity by using the power of moving water to spin a generator or by burning coal to produce steam, which also spins a generator.

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