electricity
What is electric charge?
A property that leads to electromagnetic reactions between objects
What is static electricity?
The buildup of electric charge in an object
What is an electrical circuit?
A closed path in which electric charges can flow
What causes magnetism to occur?
electricity
What are electronics devices?
Devices that use integrated circuits to control the flow of electrons
What are the three types of charges
positive, negative, and neutral
What are electrical currents?
The rate of flow of electric charges
What are used to model electric circuits?
circuit diagrams
What is the force all magnets emit called?
A magnetic field
What are circuits usually made out of?
Silicone
How can an atom become a negative ion?
from losing its electrons, like rubbing on a carpet
What are amperes
An expression of an electrical current
What is the difference between a closed and open circuit
A closed circuit lets the charge flow through the entire circuit while an open circuit has one part that is not connected, and the electric charge does not flow
True or false? I Earth a magnet itself
True
What is a computer?
Any device that performs tasks by following instructions given to it
What are the three kinds of materials that affect electrical charges, circuits, and currents?
conductors, semiconductors, and insulators
What is voltage?
The amount of work required to move each unit of charge between two points
What is a series circuit?
A circuit in which all of the things receiving the charge gets powered in a horizontal line
What do two sides of two magnets have to have in order for them to attract to each other
opposite magnetic charges
What are digital signals?
Signals that are transferred and interpreted with a binary numeric system
What three ways can an object be charged?
by friction, induction, or contact with an electrically charged object
What are watts?
the power of the electricity in a current
What is a load in an electrical circuit?
The item consuming the electricity
How does an Aurora Borealis occur?
It occurs when the magnetic charges from the sun enter the north pole's magnetic field on Earth
What are analog signals?
Signals that are transferred at interpreted using different signals