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Energy - A resource for schools
6.1
6.1 Energy Scramble
How many of these energy words can you unscramble?
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ropew talkwito witchs rewi creurnt toaglve
snailrotu donctoruc pam treem bertuni glup
1 Solution: electricity, solar, hydro, energy, gas, circuit, power, kilowatt, switch, wire, current,
voltage, insulator, conductor, amp, meter, turbine, plug.
2 Match the words you have unscrambled with the meanings in the table below.
3 Use a dictionary and the energy glossary to help you.
1,000 watts
A source of energy found in nature that can also be articially produced. A ow of electrons.
The basic unit of measurement to measure the rate of ow of an electric current.
An instrument that records the amount of electricity that passes through it.
Something that allows electricity to ow easily.
The force or energy used to do work. It is measured in watts.
An unbroken loop of material that electricity can ow through.
The ability to do work and produce power. Humans get it by eating food.
A constant ow of electrical charges through matter.
Energy produced by the sun’s light and heat.
A device that opens or closes an electrical circuit.
A device used in the generation of electricity - a shaft with blades at one end and
electromagnets at the other.
A thread of metal.
Like air, not liquid or solid.
The force or pressure that moves electric current through a conductor.
Material that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily.
Device of metal pins tted into a socket to make an electrical connection.
To do with water.
4 Make a list of other words we use when we are talking about energy or electrical safety.
5 Choose ve of these words. Scramble the letters and write the scrambled word.
6 Give your scrambled words to another student. Can they unscramble them?