Static Electricity
The subatomic particle that can move from an atom
What is the electron?
What material are wires in circuits made of?
What are conductors?
Using a 5 cm piece of wire rather than a 2 cm piece of wire will do this to the resistance.
What is increase it?
The symbol for a bulb.
What is...
Generators are an example of...
What is a source?
When this happens to an object, extra charge is taken away from object and goes to Earth
What is Grounding?
A circuit is correctly put together, but a load will not operate if the switch is...
What is open?
By increasing the diameter of the wire you do this to the resistane
What is decrease it?
the largest form of static electricity (think weather)
What is lightning?
The part of a circuit that controls the movement of electrons (whether they move or not)
What is a switch?
To increase the resistance of a wire you could do this to the temperature
What is decrease it?
4-cell battery, a resistor and 3 light bulbs in parallel.
what is..
a negatively charged balloon and a neutral wall will...
What is attract?
the 4 main parts of any circuit
What are Switch, load, source, and wires?
The symbol for a resistor in a circuit
What is...?
the symbol for current
What is I?
the path that electricity follows called
What is a circuit?
quick removal of electrons from an object
What is discharge?
A voltmeter must be connected to a battery in __________________ to measure the voltage across the battery.
What is parallel?
This is the unit for measuring resistance.
What is an ohm?
The symbol for an ammeter and voltmeter?
what is..
The sticker on an appliance that tells you how much energy an appliance uses in a year.
What is the EnerGuide?