Electric Charges
What happens when you have two electric charges of the same kind?
Example: positive and positive or negative and negative
They repel.
What is an electrical circuit?
A path in which electricity is able to flow.
What is an electrical current?
The flow of electricity within a closed circuit.
True or False: An example of static electricity is when you touch something or someone, and receive a small electrical shock.
True!
When a light switch is on, does that mean that the circuit is open or closed?
Closed!
What happens when you have two different types of electric charges?
Example: positive and negative
They attract.
True or False: In order for an electrical circuit to work, it needs to be open.
False!
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Static electricity is caused mainly by which type of charge?
Negative!
True or False: Lightning is not an example of static electricity.
False!
What type of a charge is a proton?
(positive, negative, or neutral)
Positive
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What happens to the electrical current if the circuit becomes open?
The flow of electricity stops.
Rubbing a balloon with a piece of ____________ will create static electricity.
wool
What type of a charge is an electron?
(positive, negative, or neutral)
Negative
What type of a charge is a neutron?
(positive, negative, or neutral)
Neutral
What is the scientific term used for an object that provides the energy for a circuit?
Power Source
In order for a circuit to have an electrical current, should the switch be on or off?
On!
Where do electrons go once they have been discharged?
To the ground.
How many paths of electricity are in a parallel circuit?
Multiple/more than one
True or False: Electrical charges like protons and electrons can bounce around from atom to atom.
True!
How many paths of electricity are in a series circuit?
One path!
Does an electrical current flow faster in a series circuit or in a parallel circuit?
Series circuit
Nature is able to create one of the LARGEST amounts of static electricity in the form of ____________.
Lightning!
All things are made up of very small particles called _________.
Atoms