Electricity
Static Electricity
Video: Static Electricity- Bill Nye
1. What does static mean?
2. What happens in the sky when electrons “let go”?
3. Why does his hair stand up?
4. What is electron build up on clothes from the drier called? How do you get rid of it?
5. What causes static on radios and TV’s?
6. Where do discharged electrons go? How do they get there?
7. What does the 3rd prong on a plug do?
8. Why is it easier to get a static shock on a dry day?
9. What is amber? What is the Greek word for amber?
10. What are lightning rods? What do they do?
11. List two facts about lightning.
12. Why is a car safe in a storm?
13. What safety device do planes have?
14. What causes thunder?
1. What does static mean?
2. What happens in the sky when electrons “let go”?
3. Why does his hair stand up?
4. What is electron build up on clothes from the drier called? How do you get rid of it?
5. What causes static on radios and TV’s?
6. Where do discharged electrons go? How do they get there?
7. What does the 3rd prong on a plug do?
8. Why is it easier to get a static shock on a dry day?
9. What is amber? What is the Greek word for amber?
10. What are lightning rods? What do they do?
11. List two facts about lightning.
12. Why is a car safe in a storm?
13. What safety device do planes have?
14. What causes thunder?
Current Electricity
Video: Current Electricity - Bill Nye
1. Why does the switch have to be closed for the light to glow?
2. Would the bumper car work with out the tall rod to the roof? Why?
3. What can you do to make cells and batteries last longer?
4. What do your brain and light bulbs have in common?
5. What kind of metal conducts electricity better?
6. Why does an electric railroad need 2 rails?
7. What is the Viking 21? What 3 things does it run on?
8. How is a battery like a sandwich?
9. What are conductors and insulators?
10. What is a resistor?
11. What is pressure in a circuit?
12. What is compared to flow?
13. How are batteries and hotdogs alike?
14. What are the volts and amps of the South American Electric Eel?
15. How many watts does the Grand Coulee Dam produce?
16. What is the difference between AC and DC current?
1. Why does the switch have to be closed for the light to glow?
2. Would the bumper car work with out the tall rod to the roof? Why?
3. What can you do to make cells and batteries last longer?
4. What do your brain and light bulbs have in common?
5. What kind of metal conducts electricity better?
6. Why does an electric railroad need 2 rails?
7. What is the Viking 21? What 3 things does it run on?
8. How is a battery like a sandwich?
9. What are conductors and insulators?
10. What is a resistor?
11. What is pressure in a circuit?
12. What is compared to flow?
13. How are batteries and hotdogs alike?
14. What are the volts and amps of the South American Electric Eel?
15. How many watts does the Grand Coulee Dam produce?
16. What is the difference between AC and DC current?