vocabulary
measures of electricity
circuits and wiring
conductors
insulators
100
a form of energy
What is electricity
100
unit of electric strength
What is amp
100
when an electric path is broken
What is open circuit
100
a grey colored metal
What is silver
100
comes from trees
What is wood
200
movement of electricity along a path called a conductor
What is electric current
200
unit of electric pressure
What is volt
200
allows the user to power several loads at different time or at once
What is Parallel wiring
200
an orange colored metal
What is copper
200
same substance used to make tires
What is rubber
300
technical name for any electrically powered appliance
What is load
300
unit of electric resistance
What is ohm
300
a closed path through which electrons travel
What is closed circuit
300
composed of 60% water
What is the human body
300
grocery bags and milk containers are made from this substance
What is plastic
400
material that does not allow the flow of electric current
What is insulator
400
measure of how much electric energy is being used
What is watt
400
forces user to to have all loads running at the same time
What is series wiring
400
composed of 60% water
What is human body
400
news papers are made from this substance
What is paper
500
a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
What is conductor
500
provides the number of cycles per second
What is hertz
500
when a foreign conductor comes into contact with a wire carrying current to a load
What is a short circuit
500
a liquid substance
What is water
500
the atmosphere is filled with this
What is air
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