Vocabulary
a form of energy from moving electrons
What is Electricity?
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out do all the other bulbs in the circuit go out too
What is series circuit ?
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out the other bulbs stay on
What is parallel circuit?
Electric charge that has accumulated on an object.
What is static electricity?
the type of circuit found in most homes
What is a parallel circuit?
the path which electrons follow there are two main types
What is a circuit?
a circuit in which electrons have only one path to follow
What is a series circuit?
a circuit in which electrons have more than one path to follow
What is a parallel circuit?
Measured in amps (A) using an ammeter
What is current?
the unit of measure of electrical current (the push behind an electric current)
What is a current?
Change movement into electricity
What is a generator?
Is the voltage the same everywhere in a series circuit
What is no?
Is the voltage the same everywhere in a series circuit
What is yes?
This electrical push is measured in volts (V) on a voltmeter
What is the voltage?
Change electricity into movement
What does an electric motor do?
Friction that impedes flow of current through the circuit
What is resistance?
What happens to the brightness if you add another bulb
What is a lights get dimmer?
What happens to the brightness if you add another bulb
What is stays the same?
These 4 things affect length of wire, width of wire, Temperature,Material
What is the resistance of a wire?
a device used to start and stop the flow of electricity
What is a switch?
a material through which electrons will flow
What is a conductor?
Is the current the same everywhere in a Series circuit
What is a yes?
Is the current the same everywhere in a parallel circuit
What is a no?
Devices that increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current. This is done by wrapping input and output coils around an iron core
What is a transformer?
When a magnet is moved through coils of wire, it creates
What is a large magnetic field?