Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________ Period: ____
Bill Nye—Electricity Video Questions
Pre-Assessment: True or False.
1. A battery converts chemical energy to electrical energy. T or F
2. A battery produces alternating current. T or F
3. Metals are good insulators. T or F
4. Falling water can be used to generate electricity. T or F
5. A light switch can be used to open or close an electrical circuit. T or F
6. Solar cells can be used to power calculators and cars, and to heat buildings. T or F
Answer the questions as you watch the video.
1. Electricity is the flow of tiny particles called _______________________________________________.
2. Electrons flow in a closed path called an_________________________________________________.
3. “Go around” means ________________________________________.
4. Electrons flowing through a wire are a lot like ___________ flowing through a hose.
5. Once the flow of electrons or water gets going, we __________________________________________.
6. You would get shocked in a bumper car by touching the _____________ and the _____________ at the
same time. This means you are completing the _________ allowing electricity to flow.
7. Which conducts electricity better? Hot metals or cold metals?
8. Electricity from a wall outlet has enough energy to stop your _____________.
9. Which scientist(s) discovered that you could produce electricity by moving a coil of wire around a
magnet? ____________________________________________.
10. ___________________cells can convert light from the sun into electricity.
11. _________________cells can produce electricity by using light from the sun.
12. Electrons are in the center / outside of an atom. (Circle one.)
13. Electricity is the _____________ of electrons, because electrons _____________ from atom to atom.
14. Materials that allow electrons to jump easily from atom to atom are called _____________.
15. Materials that do not allow electrons to flow easily are called _____________.
16. What material is in between a conductor and an insulator? ____________________
17. The “pressure” of electric circuits is____________________
18. The amount of volts is the ______________________.
19. The number of electrons flowing through a wire is ______________________________.
20. The combination of volts and amps = ____________________________________________________.
21. In a dam, falling water causes huge _________________________ to make electricity.
22. Watts = electrical ______________________.
23. The “goopy” chemical in a battery that makes electrons flow from one end of the battery to another is
called an ______________________________.
24. Electrical current can AC or DC. AC=__________________________; DC=_____________________.
25. Turning on a switch completes a ____________________________.
Post-Assessment
1. Three things I knew that were confirmed in the video:
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Three things I didn’t know but now I know because I watched the video.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Look at the Pre-Assessment Answers. How many answers did you get correct? ___________
A battery converts chemical energy to electrical energy. T or F
A battery produces alternating current. T or F
Metals are good insulators. T or F
Falling water can be used to generate electricity. T or F
A light switch can be used to open or close an electrical circuit. T or F
Solar cells can be used to power calculators and cars, and to heat buildings. T or F