Electrostatics
Electricity at rest is what?
Electrostatics
Energy a charge has due to its location in an eletric field
Electrical potential energy
Flow of electrons is called
Electric Current
Space around a magnet, in which a magnet force is exerted
magnetic field
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web
SI unit for charge is?
Coulomb
Is electric potential the same as electrical potential energy?
no
A completed electrical path
circuit
Does electrical current create a magnetic field
yes
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
What is the major difference between a conductor and an insulator?
electrons move easily in good conductors and poorly in good insulators
Electrical energy is commonly stored in what device
Electric Current is measured in what SI unit?
Amperes
A device that produces electrical current by rotating a coil within a stationary magnetic field is
A generator
Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
What are the two ways electric charge can be transfered?
Contact and friction
SI unit for measurement of electric potential
Volt
Describe Ohm's law
Current = voltage/resistance
True or false:
An electromagnetic wave is composed of electric and magnetic fields that are parallel to each other.
False
the oscillate so perpendicular
How many ghosts chase Pac-Man at the start of each game?
4
Define Coulomb's Law
relationship between electrical forces, charge, and distance
F = k(q1q2/d2)
What is a common laboratory device for building up high voltages?
Van de Graaff Generator
What are the types of circuit and how do they differ?
series, and parallel
series current flows by one path
parallel each device operates independent of others
What describes the relationship between induced voltage and rate of change of a magnetic field?
Faraday's Law
Who sang about being an “eggman” and a “walrus”?
The Beatles