What is a magnet?
A magnet is an object that attracts iron and a few metals.
If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should?
Ask the teacher before you start.
You have been injured in the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should?
Tell the teacher at once.
Magnetic poles makes a magnet's...
Force stronger.
This is an example of a parallel or series circuit?
Parallel Circuit, its has more than one path.
When conducting an experiment, a team breaks a glass with an unknown substance in it, what would you do?
You should tell your teacher!
What is current electricity?
Steady stream of charges.
What is an example of an insulator?
The plastic coating on wires or rubber handle on tools.
If I put a N pole near a N pole or a S pole near a S pole, what would happen?
The poles will push away or repel from one another.
Is this an example of a series circuit or parallel circuit?
Series circuit, it has more than one item that can be powered.
If an object has mostly positive charges then the object must have a...
An object that has mostly negative charges is an object that has...
A negative electrical charge.
What is an example of a conductor of electricity?
Most metals, electrical wires, copper.
If I put a S pole near a N pole, what would happen?
The two poles would move towards each other or attract.
An electromagnet is...
A temporary magnet, it only has a magnetic force when an electric charge is moving through it.
What is the water cycle?
After completing an experiment, all material waste should be...
Disposed of according to the teacher.
What is an insulator?
Insulators do not let electrical charges move through them.
A switch does what?
A switch opens and closes a circuit.
What are the processes used in the scientific method?
1. Observe and ask a question
2. Form a Hypothesis
3. Plan an experiment
4. Conduct an experiment
5. Draw a conclusion and communicate results
Static Electricity is...
An electrical charge that builds up on an object.
What does a negative electrical charge look like?
What does a positive electrical charge look like?
Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are...
always against the rules.
What is the scientific method?
A way that scientist find out how things work and affect each other.