Static Electricity
Electric Current
Batteries
Electric Circuits & Power
Electric Safety
100
the attraction or repulsion between electric charges
What is electric force?
100
the continuously flow of electron charges through a material
What is Electric Current
100
energy stored in chemical compounds
What is Chemical Energy
100
The relationship between resistance, voltage, and current is summed up
What is Ohm's Law
100
a connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance
What is short circuit
200
a region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects
What is Electric Field
200
a complete, unbroken path through which electric charges flow
What is electric current
200
a process in which substances change into new substances with different properties
What is chemical reaction
200
the different parts of the circuit are on separate branches
What is parallel circuit
200
when charges are able to flow directly from the circuit into Earth in the event of a short circuit
What is grounded
300
the build up of charges
What is Static Electricity
300
a material through which charge can flow easily
What is conductor
300
a device that creates a potential difference in an electric circuit
What is voltage source
300
all the parts of an electric circuit are connected one after another along on path
What is Series Circuit
300
connects any metal pieces of the appliance to the ground wire of the building.
What is third prong
400
The transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another by rubbing
What is Friction
400
a material through which charges can not flow easily
What is insulator
400
a combination of two or more electrochemical cells in a series
What is battery
400
a device used to measure current
What is ammeter
400
a device that contains a thin strip of metal that will melt if there is too much current through it
What is fuse
500
the loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object
What is static discharge
500
the difference in electrical potential energy between tow places in a circuit
What is voltage
500
an electrochemical cell in which the electolyte is a paste
What is dry cell
500
the rate at which energy is transformed from one form to another
What is power
500
a reusable safety switch that breaks the circuit when the current gets too high
What is circuit breaker
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