Worksheet Lesson 43

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A Label the following pictures which show different ways to generate electricity.

B Give the correct word for the underlined incorrect word.

• When materials are longer or thicker, electricity goes through them

faster than if they were short and thin. 
• By rubbing a balloon, you can get heat electricity. 
• Benjamin Franklin did the famous apple experiment proving that
lightning was a form of electricity. 
• The concept of static electricity was discovered by the Russians. 
• Nuclear plants were built in Greece. 
• Albert Einstein demonstrated in 1805 that energy could produce
light. 
• Some of the old uses of waterpower was to power cities and grind
grain. 
• La Esperanza hydroelectric facility is well known as an example of
a unsuccessful hydropower project. 
• With more fossil fuels we will keep our planet from global warming. 

C Choose whether the following items correspond with a conductor or insulator.

Piece of wood A fork

Copper wire A glass

A plastic pipe Material cloth

A rubber mat Aluminum foil

Gold Steel wire

A metal pipe A tyre