This is the type of circuit where electricity only has one path for electrical current to flow.
What is a series circuit
100
The rate at which electrical energy is converted into other types of energy
What is electric power
100
How much potential energy each electron can gain
What is voltage
100
Aluminum
What is a conductor
100
A positively or negatively charged particle
What is ion
200
In a parallel circuit, if one light bulb is removed, _____________follow another path
What is electricity or electrons
200
After carrying out several experiments in the 19th century, Ohm began to see a connection between these three things
What is current, voltage and resistance
200
A measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow (ex. electrons would encounter more of this in a thinner wire)
What is resistance
200
Glass
What is an insulator
200
This is the name for the connection between voltage, current and resistance that has been turned into an equation
What is Ohm's law
300
This is the type of circuit that has more than one path for electric current to flow
What is parallel circuit
300
Using the formula for electric power
p (watts) =current x voltage solve the equation. A lightbulb is plugged into a 110 V wall outlet. How much electric power does the lightbulb use if the current in the bulb is 0.55 A
What is 60.5 or 60 W (watts)
300
This is how much electricity is actually flowing
What is current
300
tungsten
What is a conductor
300
This is the name for the electric charges that exert a force on on another at a distance
What are electric fields
400
This type of circuit is used frequently in homes, schools and office buildings
What is a parallel circuit
400
voltage=current x resistance refers to what electricity formula
What is Ohm's Law
400
This is a negatively charged particle
What is an electron
400
This type of material helps electricity or electrons flow
What is a conductor
400
This is the name of the force that all charged particles exert on one another
What is electric force
500
This type of circuit is not used as frequently, can be found in older Christmas tree lights
What is a series circuit
500
Using Ohm's law, solve the problem:
A light bulb plugged into a wall outlet has a resistance of 220 ohms and the current in the light bulb is 0.5 A. The voltage of the outlet is
What is 110 V
500
This is the name of the current that flows in a liquid or a solution
What are ions
500
This type of material slow or stops the flow of electricity or electrons