Vocabulary
Series or Parallel Circuit?
Magnets
Electricity
Random
100
A(n) _______ is an electric charge in motion.
Electric Current
100
An electric current that has two or more path's to follow.
Parallel Circuit
100
The north pole of a magnet, will attract what side of another magnet?
South
100
A material that does not allow electricity to flow easily.
Insulator
100
This word means to push away.
Repel
200
This occurs when positive and negative charges no longer balance
Static Electricity
200
In a ________ a, electrical current flows in one path only
Series Circuit
200
Will a negatively charged object attract or repel a positively charged object.
Attract
200
A piece of metal that becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through it
electromagnet
200
While watching the Bill Nye magnetism video, it listed 3 things that will stick to magnets. What are they?
Iron, nickel, and cobalt.
300
The force that pushes or pulls magnetic materials.
Magnetism
300
Charged particles flow around a single loop.
Series Circuit
300
The areas of the magnet where its magnetic field is strongest.
North and South poles.
300
Material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
Conductor
300
What happens when a magnet comes near a compass?
The compass needle will point toward the magnet.
400
The invisible field around a magnet is the magnet's _______.
Magnetic Field
400
In this circuit, when one bulb burns out, no other bulbs will stay lit.
Series Circuit.
400
True or False: The bigger a magnet is, the stronger it is.
False
400
If you increase the amount of electric current in an electromagnet, will it become more powerful, or less powerful?
More powerful
500
A quality of an object, which means an electric current cannot flow easily through it.
Resistance
500
The type of circuit you will find in your home, school, and other buildings.
Parallel Circuit
500
What would happen to a magnets poles if a magnet were broken into two parts?
it would create a new set of North and South poles.
500
When the lights are flipped on, is the circuit opened or closed?
closed.
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