Vocabulary
Circuits
Be safe!
Examples of...
Left Overs
100
Material that an electric current does not pass through easily.
What is an insulator?
100
An incomplete path for an electric current.
What is an open circuit?
100
To avoid an electric shock, you should never use electric appliances near...
What is water?
100
Copper is a good example.
What is a conductor?
100
Your finger is shocked when you touch a doorknob.
What is static electricity?
200
Material that an electric current easily passes through.
What is a conductor?
200
A complete path for an electric current.
What is a closed circuit?
200
Two dangers of electricity.
What is fire and electrocution?
200
Plastic or rubber are good examples.
What is an insulator?
200
Electric current only passes through this.
What is a closed circuit?
300
Stops and starts the flow of an electric current in a circuit.
What is a switch?
300
More than one part is connected in a circuit.
What is a series circuit?
300
Number of levels of electrical danger.
What is 4, (CAT I, CAT II, CATIII, CATIV)?
300
Turning on a light is an example.
What is closing an open circuit?
300
Two objects have different charges so they do this.
What is pulling toward each other?
400
A unit of measurement pertaining to pressure.
What is a volt?
400
Electric current flows through more than one path.
What is a parallel circuit?
400
This is STILL the number one cause of electrical fires.
What are extension cords?
400
Removal of one lamp and all of the lamps go off is an example.
What is a series circuit?
400
Two types of electric charges.
What are positive and negative?
500
The flow of electric charges.
What is an electric current?
500
Circuit in which electricity flows in one direction.
What is a DC (direct current) circuit.
500
You lose power due to a storm. Having this will give you temporary power.
What is a generator?
500
Lightning is an example.
What is static electricity?
500
Why lightning occurs.
What is positive and negative charges build up in clouds. Once they are strong enough, they jump to an area of opposite charge. Electrical energy given off as flash of light and heat.
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