Static Electricity
These are tiny particles that carry bits of energy. Hint: there are two types.
What is a charge?
This type of circuit has only a SINGLE path for current to flow.
What is a series circuit?
This spark is caused by negative charges jump between a cloud and the ground.
What is lightning?
This person GREATLY IMPROVED the light bulb.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This device opens a circuit by melting when the circuit is overheated. Hint: One of these may blow when too many appliances are connected to the same circuit.
What is a fuse?
This sign stands for a positive charge.
What is a plus sign?
A device that opens or closes a circuit.
What is a switch?
A continuous flow of negative charges.
What is an electric current?
This is a long thin coil of wire that glows when electricity passes through it.
What is a filament?
This type of energy comes from the sun.
What is solar energy?
This sign stands for a negative charge.
When there is no break in the path of negative charges. Hint: The light is on!
What is a closed/complete circuit?
This is when an object loses an electric charge.
What is an electric discharge?
This person invented the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
These are materials that allow electricity to easily pass through them. Ex: paper clip, aluminum foil, a penny.
What are conductors?
This is the buildup of electric charges. Hint: rubbing a balloon on someone's hair would cause this.
What is static electricity?
When there is a break in the path of negative charges. Hint: The light is off!
What is an open/incomplete circuit?
An object that has the same amount of positive and negative charges.
What is a neutral object?
Type of light bulb that produces two kinds of energy-heat and light.
What is incandescent?
These are materials that do not allow electricity to move easily through them. Ex: rubber, paper, wood.
What are insulators?
A balloon that has a positive charge would __________ one that has a negative charge.
What is attract?
This type of circuit has MORE than one path for an electric current to flow.
What is a parallel circuit?
A charge can be __________ or _____________.
What is positive or negative?
The type of light bulb that changes one type of light to another. Hint: This light bulb is filled with mercury gas.
What is a fluorescent light bulb?
This is a switch that opens a circuit by shutting off. Hint: when a circuit overheats, this switches off.
What is a circuit breaker?