People
The Volt was named after ______?
Alessandro Volta
The type of force between charges.
Electric Force
What does the variable "A" stand for?
Amps
What is an electric current?
Moving Charge
What type of charge is gained by two objects brushing past each other.
Friction
What year did Ohm release his law?
1827
What device converts chemical energy into electrical energy?
Battery
What is an alternative to the I for intensity?
Amperage (A)
Short circuit is defined as_____
An unintended pathway for electric currents.
What was Ohm's first name?
Georg
Coulomb is responsible for discovering the unit of measurement for what?
Charge
Geodynamo
What does kc in Coulomb's Law stand for?
Coulomb's constant
What device converts sunlight into electricity?
Photovoltaic cell
What scientist was responsible for the identification of the formula for gravitation between masses?
Henry Cavendish
The amp was named after ____?
Andre-Marie Ampere
What device disrupts a closed circuit?
Circuit breaker
Ohm or Omega
The measure of movement energy for charges in a circuit.
Voltage
What type of field is generated when strong charge is run through copper wire?
electromagnetic
What was Coulomb's main discovery?
The formula for electric force between charges.
(Coulomb's Law)
The device used to generate an alternating current.
AC Generator
What is the gravitational equivalent of Coulomb's Law?
The law of attraction between masses.
Anything that uses electricity to do work.
Electric Load
Motor vehicles.