vocabulary
Static Electricity
Circuits
Conductors and Insulators
Electromagnets
100
attract
What is it called when two objects come together?
100
As a result, you get a shock
What happens when you walk across a carpet and touch a metal doorknob?
100
a continuous pathway that can carry an electrical current.
What is an electric circuit?
100
conductor
What is a material through which heat and electricity flow?
100
electromagnet
What is a device mae up of a current-carrying wire coil around an iron core?
200
repel
What is it called when two objects push away from each other?
200
Electrons
What "jumps" when you touch the metal doorknob?
200
series circuit
What is an electric circuit with only one path that current can follow?
200
insulator
What is a material tht slows the flow of heat and electricity?
200
by turning it on or off
How do you control an electromagnet?
300
electron
What is located in the atom and carries a negative charge?
300
your hair stands on end
What happens when you rub a balloon in your hair?
300
parallel circuit
What is an electric circuit with two or more paths for current to flow?
300
It blocks the flow of electricity, making the devices stop working.
What happens when you place an insulator between the power source and tje devices in a circuit?
300
the combination of the power source, and the current-carrying wire coil wrapped around the iron core.
What makes an electromagnet magnetic?
400
proton
What is in the nucleus and carries a positive charge?
400
the meter stick moved across the desk
What happened when you rubbed the balloon in your hair and held it next to the meter stick?
400
The other devices still work
What happens when one device in a parallel circuit stops working?
400
It allows electricty to flow through, enabling devices to work.
What happens when a conductor is placed between the power source and devices in a circuit?
400
It won't work
What happens if you don't have a power source or iron core?
500
neutron
What is in the nucleus of the atom with a neutral charge?
500
a build up of electrons
What causes static electricity?
500
All devices stop working
What happens when one device in a series circuit stops working?
500
Anything that is wood, rubber, plastic, or cloth
What materials can insulators be made of?
500
have a larger power source or more coils
How do you make an electromagnet stronger?
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