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 substance that is a particulary good conductor of electricity is
What is copper
100
rubber, silk, wood, and glass are common examples of
What is insulators
200
movement of electricity along a path called a conductor
What is electric current
200
lightning bolts travel through the air at speeds of up to how many miles per hour?
What is 60,000
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
an ion with a positive electrical charge
What is cation
300
the path pf an electric current from the generating source back to the original source is a(n)
What is complete circuit
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
Alkaline subtances used to neutralize acids or rise the pH of many hair products
What is Alkanolamines
400
The path of an electric current from the generating source back to the original source ia a(n)
What complete circuit
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
having an affinity for or an attraction to fat and oils (oil-loving)
What is lipophilic
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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