Electricity
Current and Voltage
Series and Parallel Circuits
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Electric charge comes in two types, commonly referred to as...

Positive and negative.

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The unit of voltage.

Volt

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The kind of circuit in which all resistors are on one continuous path

Series circuit

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What is pi? (the first 3 numbers)

3.14

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A way of virtually sending letters back and forth through cyberspace.

E-mail

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What do opposite charges do?

They attract.

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The unit of electric current.

Ampere

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In a parallel circuit, what is always the same for each resisor?

Voltage drop

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The IPhone, IPad, and the IPod is owned by the company called:

Apple

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What is the pressed powder that is used for eyes in many different colors?

Eyeshadow

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The unit of electric charge.

Coulomb

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The equation for Ohm's Law.

V = IR

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In a series circuit, what is always the same for each resistor?

Current

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The area around an electrically charged object is referred to as this.

Electric Field

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On this popular website YOU can upload and watch videos.

YouTube

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How do we classify materials in electricity? Give examples.

Conductors, semi conductors and insulators.

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What is the unit for Electromotive Force?

What is the unit for Electric Power?

Electromotive Force=Volts

Electric Power=Watts

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The total resistance in a series circuit containing a 4 Ohm, an 8 Ohm and a 10 Ohm resistor.

22 Ohms

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When a ball is sitting on a shelf, the ball has _________ energy.

Potential

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Which planet is often referred to as "the red planet"?

Mars

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What is the charge of an electron?

1.6x10^-19 C

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What are the types of current and what is their difference?

Direct current. Always flows in the same direction.

Alternating current. Periodically changes in magnitude and direction.

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What is resistance in an electric circuit and how does it affect the current flow?

Measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

•The higher the resistance, the lower the current flow.

•The lower the resistance, the higher the current flow.

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The name for the wire inside a light bulb that glows to give off light.
What is the filament?
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What is the unit of energy.

Joule

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