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Assessment Question Bank Intermediate Electricity and Electric Power Knowledge What spins around a coil of wire to make electricity? What energy source is used to generate the most electricity in the U.S.? Define electricity. What is the molecular structure of hydrogen? What is a fuel cell? What are the three particles that make up all atoms and what are their charges? What three energy sources produce the most electricity in the U.S.? Identify how materials that have different charges react to each other. Identify how materials that have the same charge react to each other. Define circuit. Define electrical load. Define conductor. Define insulator. Define resistance. Define voltage. Define current. What units are used measure power? What units are used to measure current? What units are used to measure voltage? What units are used to measure current? What is static electricity? What unit is used to measure the size of a modern electric power plant? kilowatt megawatt Assessment Question Bank Intermediate Electricity and Electric Power Knowledge gigawatt septawatt Which energy source provides the U.S. with its second largest amount of electricity? Electric companies use what unit of measure to bill their customers for energy use? Light bulbs and other home appliances are measured in what electrical power unit? How is electricity used, measured and sold? In what year was the first electric power plant built? Which energy source has experienced the largest increase in capacity over the past 25 years? What contribution did Ben Franklin make to the understanding of electricity? What contribution did Alessandro Volta make to the practical use of electricity? What contribution did Michael Faraday make to the practical use of electricity? What are the nation’s top sources of energy for the generation of electricity? What is the payback period of an appliance? Most of the energy lost at a thermal power plant is in what form? How much energy is lost transporting electricity from the power plant to you? How much energy is used just to operate a power plant? What primary sources of energy do independent power producers use to generate their electricity? How much of the nation’s electricity is generated by independent power producers? What technologies do consumers use today to conserve electricity? How much electricity is it estimated that the nation will need in 20 years? A transformer changes which measure of electricity? wattage amperage voltage circuitry Assessment Question Bank Intermediate Electricity and Electric Power Knowledge What do most power plants use to produce electricity?
