Electricity Generation Quiz

Michael Faraday, a British scientist, invented the Faraday disk in 1831.

A device that converts motion-based or fuel-based power into electric power for use in an external circuit.

Steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines, wind turbines, and hand cranks.

<p>It is done by an electric motor, and motors and generators are very similar.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Solar power and hydrogen-based fuels, respectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friction = Energy produced by rubbing two materials together Heat = Energy produced by heating the junction where two unlike metals are joined Light = Energy produced by light being absorbed by photoelectric cells, or solar power Chemical = Energy produced by chemical reaction in a voltaic cell, such as an electric battery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positive charge = One of the two main types of electrical charge Negative charge = One of the two main types of electrical charge Static electricity = Effect displayed by an object when rubbed against a cloth Friction electricity = Effect displayed by an object when rubbed against a cloth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friction = Least-used method of producing energy Heat = Energy produced by heating the junction where two unlike metals are joined Light = Energy produced by light being absorbed by photoelectric cells, or solar power Magnetism = Energy produced in a conductor that cuts or is cut by magnetic lines of force</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friction = Energy produced by rubbing two materials together Heat = Energy produced by heating the junction where two unlike metals are joined Light = Energy produced by light being absorbed by photoelectric cells, or solar power Pressure = Energy produced by compressing or decompressing specific crystals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friction electricity = Energy produced by rubbing two materials together Static electricity = Energy produced by rubbing two materials together Chemical energy = Energy produced by chemical reaction in a voltaic cell Magnetism = Energy produced in a conductor that cuts or is cut by magnetic lines of force</p> Signup and view all the answers