What is Form of electricity that involves the movement of electric charges.
100
What happens when objects with the same charge are near each other?
What is repel each other
100
What happens to the electricity flowing through the wires in your wall when you flip the light switch?
What is You complete a circuit by closing the circuit with the switch.
100
give me an example of an insulator and a conductor
What is plastic and metal
OR rubber and metal
100
What are 5 examples of heat energy in your home?
What is hair dryer, oven, griddle, iron, heater, etc.
200
Define:
Current Electricity
What is Form of electricity in which electric charges move from one place to another.
200
How is current electricity different from static electricity?
What is current electricity moves, or flows from one place to another. Static electricity is the gathering of charges on a surface.
200
Electricity transforms into other kinds of energy. What are they? (5)
What is heat, light, sound, motion, magnetic force
200
We use current electricity to turn on a fan. How does current electricity make the fan move?
What is electricity flows into the fan motor changing the electricity into energy of motion
200
What is an example of sound energy?
What is speakers, guitar, anything that creates vibrations
300
Define:
Static Electricity
What is Form of electricity in which electric charges collect on a surface.
300
What is an example of a conductor?
What is metal
300
What part of a light bulb create the light?
What is filament
300
What is a magnet called that is created by electricity and is temporary?
What is electromagnet
300
What is an example of energy of motion?
What is electric toothbrush, moped, etc.
400
Define conductor AND insulator
What is Conductor: material that electricity can flow easily
Insulator: material that slows or stops the flow of electricity.
400
What is a material that would make a good insulator?
What is wood, plastic, glass
400
What is required for a circuit to function properly?
What is has to be a closed circuit
400
how can construction workers use an electromagnet to make their jobs easier?
What is They can use it to lift and drop metal by opening and closing a circuit to create a temporary magnet.
400
a hybrid car must be charged in order to move. An electric battery in a car creates what other types of energy? (4)
What is light, motion, sound, and heat
500
Define: Circuit
What is looped path of conductors through which electric charges flow.
500
In your own words, what is a circuit?
What is path made of conductors that lets electricity flow.
500
You rub a balloon on your hair creating static electricity and notice that your hair likes to stick to the balloon. Why?
What is the charges on the balloon attract the opposite charges on your hair.
500
How can I make a nail into an electromagnet?
What is Wrapping a wire around the nail and connecting one end of the wire to the positive end of a battery and the other end to the negative side of the battery.
500
True of false: matter than contains more electrons than protons has a positive charge?