Styrofoam is made with 98% air and 2% styrene, which is from petroleum oil. It is useful in society for its light weight, insulation abilities and ease at molding for packaging.

Which term best described Styrofoam?

raw material

composite

conductor

natural

composite

Bryan is designing part of a computer. He needs to create a component that will carry an electric current from one part of the computer to another. Which material would be the best choice for this component?

rubber

copper

glass

plastic

copper

What term is the measurement of power being put into an electrical circuit?

conductivity

electron

voltage

current

current

An architect is designing an office building in an area that can experience earthquakes. Which component would it be most important to strengthen in order to allow the building to withstand the additional forces exerted during an earthquake?

the windows

the doors

the foundation

the electrical system

the foundation

In a battery when does chemical energy become usable energy?

when there is chemical reaction between metals and nonmetals

when the current becomes zero

when electrons stop moving between atoms

when a reaction produces the same products

when the chemical reaction between the electrodes produces a flow of electrons (electric current) through an external circuit.

Which one?

1,2,3,4