Shocking Facts
This type of electricity results from an imbalance of charges on an object.
What is static electricity?
A circuit with only one path for current to flow is called this
What is a series circuit?
This characteristic of a wire increases resistance when it is increased in size.
What is length of the wire?
Ohm’s Law states that voltage is equal to this times resistance.
What is current?
This animal can produce electric shocks of up to 600 volts
What is an electric eel?
The flow of electric charge through a conductor is called this.
What is current electricity?
A circuit where multiple paths allow current to flow is called this.
A circuit where multiple paths allow current to flow is called this
Increasing this property of a wire (such as copper vs. nichrome) can lower resistance.
What is conductivity/composition?
If a circuit has a resistance of 4 ohms and a voltage of 12 volts, the current is this.
What is 3 amperes?
This common household object builds up static electricity when rubbed on your hair.
What is a balloon?
The rapid discharge of static electricity, often seen in storms, is called this.
What is lightning?
In a series circuit, if one light bulb goes out, this happens to the rest of the bulbs.
What is they all go out?
When temperature increases, resistance usually does this in most conductors.
What is increases?
This is the unit for resistance.
What is the ohm?
In cartoons, this shape is often used to show someone getting electrocuted.
What is a lightning bolt?
Materials like rubber and plastic that do not allow electricity to flow easily are called these.
What are insulators?
According to Ohm’s Law, this quantity is equal to voltage divided by resistance.
What is current?
A wire with a larger diameter does this to electrical resistance.
What is decreases it?
If voltage increases but resistance stays the same, this happens to current.
What is it increases?
This type of footwear can help prevent static shocks in dry weather.
What are rubber-soled shoes?
The process of transferring charge by direct contact between objects is called this.
What is conduction?
In a parallel circuit, adding more resistors does this to the total resistance.
What is decreases it?
This material is a semiconductor we discussed that conducts heat, while insulating electricity.
What is diamond?
A 9V battery is connected to a 3Ω resistor. Solve for current.
What is 3A?
This fast food item was once used to power a digital clock in a science experiment.
What is a potato?