Power Sources

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Power Sources

Battery Bay

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Sparkling — Power Sources Battery Bay

Hi!

I'm Sparkling.

Welcome to Battery Bay!

Will you help me investigate power sources?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

A battery is a source that stores chemical energy

and can supply electrical energy in a circuit.

A generator converts other energy, often motion, into electrical energy.

Which part is the source?

  • A. Lamp
  • B. Only the wire's label
  • C. Battery

The answer is C: Battery

The load is the part that uses electrical energy,

such as a lamp or motor.

Source and load have different roles.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

The load is the part that uses electrical energy,

such as a lamp or motor.

Source and load have different roles.

Which part is the load?

  • A. The source itself
  • B. Lamp
  • C. Battery label

The answer is B: Lamp

Our supplied low-voltage model labels a matching battery source

and a lamp load.

Choose components from the given specifications;

no household wiring or real powered experiment is required.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our supplied low-voltage model labels a matching battery source

and a lamp load.

Choose components from the given specifications;

no household wiring or real powered experiment is required.

What energy does a battery store?

  • A. Chemical energy
  • B. Only sound already playing
  • C. Only light already shining

The answer is A: Chemical energy

A battery is a source that stores chemical energy

and can supply electrical energy in a circuit.

A generator converts other energy, often motion, into electrical energy.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

A battery is a source that stores chemical energy

and can supply electrical energy in a circuit.

The load is the part that uses electrical energy,

such as a lamp or motor.

Our supplied low-voltage model labels a matching battery source

and a lamp load.

You're ready to explore Battery Bay with me!

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