AC/DC
Current or Static
Circuits
Magnetism
Misc.
100
this is the type of current that runs in your house
What is alternating current (AC)?
100
Lightning is an example of this.
What is induction?
100
The 3 things needed to make a circuit.
What are source, resistor, and wire
100
These two things can unmagnetize a magnet.
Drop it or heat it up
100
When length of a wire goes up, what happens to the resistance in that wire?
it goes up
200
How does alternating current differ from the other type?
Moves back and forth
200
This is the definition of current.
What is the flow of electrons?
200
When 12 amps of current are running through a 6 ohm resitor, what is the voltage in the battery?
What is a 72 V?
200
This happens when you put the north pole of one magnet towards the south pole of another magnet.
What is they attract?
200
The unit of measurement for household power.
Watt
300
The current that flows from a battery.
What is direct current?
300
This is the type of transfer when something is rubbed.
What is friction
300
This type of circuit has one path for electric current to flow.
What is a series circuit?
300
The name of materials that can be magnetized.
ferromagnetic
300
The current in a wire is 5 Amps while the source provides 10 Volts. What is the power?
50 Watts
400
The direction direct current flows.
What is one way?
400
When your hair is rubbed with a balloon, what is happening to electrons?
Moving from balloon to hair.
400
A parallel circuit differs from a series circuit because it has this.
What are branches or many paths.
400
An object with coils that produces a magnetic field when electricity is running through the wires.
solenoid
400
Your house has what types of circuits?
complex circuits (or both series and parallel)
500
The type of current that flows through power lines.
What is alternating current?
500
These are the two types of electricity transfer that require touching.
What are friction and contact?
500
In a series circuit, if one light goes out, this happens to the other lights after it.
What is the other lights go out?
500
Magnetic Fields always point in what direction
Towards south poles
500
Circuit breakers are in (series/parallel) with the appliances in your house.
Series
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