Vocabulary
Current or Static
Forms of Energy
Magnetism
Insulators and Conductors
100
A path along which electricity travels
What is a circuit?
100
A build-up of electrical charges on an object.
What is static electricity?
100
A blow dryer, oven, griddle, and an iron have this in common.
What is transform electrical energy into heat energy?
100
How can you make an electromagnet stronger?
What is add more power (batteries) or more coils?
100
A material that does not allow electrons to flow through it easily
What is an insulator?
200
Negative particles of an atom used to produce electricity
What are electrons
200
Most of the electrical machines that you use usethis.
What is current electricity?
200
When electrical energy flows through the filament the flow of energy slows this causes the filament to glow. This is an example of this type of energy.
What is light energy?
200
This happens when you put the north pole of one magnet towards the south pole of another magnet.
What is they attract?
200
This is the kind of material that allows electricity to move easily.
What is a conductor?
300
Electricity which involves electrons jumping
What is static electricity?
300
What is a complete circuit through which electricity WILL flow called
Closed circuit
300
This type of energy is produced when an electromagnet makes the speaker parts vibrate.
What is sound energy?
300
Compasses point North because of this.
What is Earth's magnetic field?
300
Metals such as copper, gold, silver, and iron are examples of this.
What are conductors?
400
The tendency of particles or bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity to separate.
What is repulsion?
400
If the lights get dimmer when more lights are added, or if the lights go out then the circuit is broken, what kind of circuit are you using?
What is a series circuit?
400
Many electrical machines and appliances have moving parts. This means that electrical energy transforms into this.
What is the energy of motion?
400
The 3 things you need to make an electromagnet.
What are a battery, wire and iron nail?
400
Plastic, rubber, glass, wood, and ceramics are examples of this.
What are insulators?
500
A metal core wrapped with wire to make a temporary magnet
What is an electromagnet?
500
What are the two types of electricity?
What are static and current?
500
The leader of the Autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron.
Who is Optimus Prime?
500
Using an electromagnet, how would you tell if a battery is working?
What is connect it to a battery and try to pick up paper clips. If it picks up paper clips, it is working.
500
This is the reason wires are used to transfer electricity.
What is because metal is a good conductor of electricity?
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