Electric Charge and
Static Electricity
Electric Current and
Electrical Energy
Electrical Calculations
Electric Circuits
Vocab
100
Force between charged objects
Electric Force
100
What is electric current expressed in?
Ampres (A)
100
What is the formula for power?
voltage x current
100
What are the 3 basic parts of a circuit?
Energy source, wires, and load
100
Material in which charges can move easily
Electrical Conductor
200
Protons and electrons are _______ particles.
charged
200
What are the two types of electric currents?
Direct Current and Alternating Current
200
In a formula what symbol represents current?
I
200
________ are used to open and close a circuit.
Switches
200
Electric charge at rest on an object
Static Electricity
300
What does the law of electric charges state?
Like charges repel or push away, and opposite charges attract
300
What is voltage is expressed in?
Volts(V)
300
If resistance increases, then current ________.
decreases
300
An _______ is a complete closed path through which electric charges flow.
Electric Current
300
Rate at which charges pass at a given point
Electric Current
400
An __________ is used to see if something is charged.
Electroscope
400
Which part of the cell do charges enter or exit?
Electrodes
400
Rate at which electrical energy is changed into other forms of energy
Electric Power
400
What are the two types of circuits?
Series Circuit and Parallel Circuit
400
Potential difference between two points in a circuit
Voltage
500
__________ is the loss of static electricity as charges move off an object.
Electric Discharge
500
What does a cell do?
Change in chemical or radiant energy into electrical energy
500
What's the formula for electrical energy?
power x time
500
Circuit in which all parts are connected into a single loop
Series Circuit
500
Opposition to the flow of electric charge
Resistance
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