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What is hydroelectricity
Energy that is produced from flowing water
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What is electrons
An electric current is a flow of which element (protons, neutrons, electrons)
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What is energy
The capacity for doing work. It can exist in kinetic, thermal, electric, nuclear, chemical, etc.
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What is a generator
A device that produces electric energy. Individuals may have these devices in their homes for when the power goes out.
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What is wind energy
One of the cleanest and cost effective forms of energy. However, it can be dangerous to some wildlife and expensive upfront cost
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What is a circuit
A closed-loop or pathway in which an electric current flows through
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What is renewable
A resource that can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced (i.e. solar, wind, hydro)
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What is an electric current
The movement of electrons through a wire
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What is coal
Heat is produced by the combustion of this fossil fuel
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What is a closed circuit
This type of circuit provides a continuous path through which a current can flow
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What is a fossil fuel
Fuels that come from old life forms that decomposed over a long period of time
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What is conductor
Materials that permit electrons to flow freely from particle to particle
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What is natural gas
This energy source is naturally formed beneath the earth's surface. It contains many different compounds how is mostly made up of methane.
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What is battery
A device that is required to power a circuit
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What is efficiency
The goal to reduce the amount of energy used to get the same job done
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What is insulator
Materials that impede the free flow of electrons
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What is nuclear energy
The energy that is trapped inside an atom. The energy is produced by combining atoms (fusion) or splitting atoms (fission).
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What is switch
An electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit
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What is insulation
A layer of material that traps air to help block the transfer of heat between the inside and outside a building
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What is watts
The basic unit of electric, mechanical, or thermal power
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