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Electricity & magnetism
100
The continuous flow of electric charge through a material.
What is current electricity?
100
A machine that produces electricity from moving parts.
What is a generator?
100
The 3 subatomic particles that make up an atom.
What are proton, neutron, and electron?
100
Most homes rely on this to power devices we use every day.
What is electrical energy?
100
Name the 2 parts that every magnet has.
What are north and south?
200
The buildup of nonflowing electric charge on an object that happens suddenly.
What is static electricity?
200
A circuit with more than one path for an electric current.
What is a parallel circuit?
200
The part of the atom that is positive.
What is a proton?
200
Name 3 ways to use electricity to communicate.
Possible answers: telephone, texting, internet, email, IM, video chat, pagers.
200
This happens when 2 of the same poles unite.
What is repel?
300
Relating to matter with strong magnetic properties.
What is ferromagnetic?
300
The measure of how difficult it is for current electricity to flow.
What is resistance?
300
The part of the atom that is negative.
What is an electron?
300
Name 4 examples of conductors.
Possible answers: copper, aluminum, platinum, gold, silver, water, people.
300
This happens when 2 opposite poles unite.
What is attract?
400
A form of wave energy that has both electrical and magnetic properties.
What is electromagnetism?
400
A magnet that produces a magnetic field by means of an electric current, that gets stronger as the current flowing through it increases.
What is an electromagnet?
400
The neutral part of an atom.
What is a neutron?
400
Name 2 examples of electromagnetism.
Possible answers: x-rays, radiowaves, UV rays, visible light.
400
Name the 3 ferromagnetic elements.
What are iron, nickel, and cobalt?
500
The difference in potential energy between two ends of a circuit.
What is voltage?
500
Made of materials that electricity can flow through easily and whose electrons can move away freely.
What is a conductor?
500
This happens when an atom gains or loses an electron.
What is an electrical charge?
500
Name 4 examples of insulators.
Possible answers: glass, porcelain, plastic, and rubber.
500
The amount of current in a circuit is affected by these 2 things.
What are voltage and resistance?
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