Key Terms
Circuits
Generating Electricity
Electricity in Everyday Life
Miscellaneous and CHALLENGE
100
All matter in the universe is made of these tiny particles.
What are atoms?
100
A circuit is the complete loop through which electrical current ______.
What is "flows"?
100
As a form of energy, electricity cannot be created or _______________.
What is "destroyed"?
100
True or false: the human body is NOT a conductor of electricity.
What is "false"?
100
In this type of circuit, electricity flows through multiple components, one after another, in a series.
What is "series circuit"? (duh)
200
The unit used to measure current intensity.
What is ampere? (Or "amp" for short.)
200
A short circuit occurs when two live conductors accidentally come into _________.
What is "contact"?
200
Batteries convert this type of energy into electrical energy.
What is "chemical energy"?
200
These materials are considered safer to use around electricity because they are insulators.
What are wood and plastic?
200
An electrical charge is produced when an atom loses or gains an _____________.
What is "electron"?
300
An insulator does this, making it important for electrical safety.
What is prevent the flow of electricty?
300
True or false: this is a complete circuit
What is "false"?
300
This type of electricity can sometimes be generated by socks on a floor in wintertime.
What is static electricity?
300
This should never be used to put out an electrical fire.
What is water?
300
In this type of circuit, there are multiple paths for the electrical current to follow.
What is parallel?
400
The unit used to measure electrical tension, also called "difference of electrical potential."
What is voltage?
400
This can be one of the consequences of a short circuit.
What is fire or electrocution?
400
These convert solar radiation energy into usable electricity.
What are solar panels?
400
Fuses perform this special task that helps prevent fires due to short circuiting.
What is break the circuit and shut off the flow of electricity?
400
This is one of the most popular metals used to create electrical conductors.
What is copper?
500
What does the symbol Ω represent?
What is resistance?
500
These are the two types of electrical circuits.
What are series and parallel?
500
This is the name for the type of electricity generated by the dam at Niagara Falls.
What is hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power?
500
A heating element or a lightbulb technically adds this to an electric circuit.
What is "resistance"?
500
These are the three subatomic particles that atoms are made of.
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?