Electricity 1
Electricity 2
Electricity 3
Electricity 4
Electricity 5
100
Materials that allow electricity to move through it easily
Conductor
100
Materials that do not allow electricity to move through them easily
Insulator
100
Ohm's Law tells us that voltage depends on what 2 variables?
current and resistance
100
flowing or moving charge
Electric current
100
any device a circuit can power
load
200
Plastic, glass, and rubber are good examples of
Insulators
200
Like charges will
repel
200
how much current would flow through a circuit that has 12 volts and 2 ohms of resistance (must include unit)
6 amps
200
Copper is an example of _______.
A conductor.
200
the potential to flow (or potential difference)
voltage
300
Current is the flow of ___________________
charged particles
electrons
300
When electric current flows along a closed path it forms a ______.
Electric circuit.
300
safety device in which a metal piece melts if needed to break the circuit
fuse
300
a measure of charge flowing through a point every second
current
300
specialized device that slows the current in a wire
resistor
400
What type of current do you get from the power company (connects with your outlets)?
Alternating current
400
Atoms are made up of?
Electrons, protons and neutrons.
400
In this circuit, what would happen if one of the bulbs got broken?
The other bulb would not light up
400
current in which electrons are constantly changing directions
alternating current
400
name 4 components that change the resistance of a wire
thickness
length
material
temperature
500
How much power is provided by a 15 V adapter that provides a current of 1.5 amps?
22.5 W
500
electrons randomly bouncing around in many directions as they gradually following the direction of the current
electron drift
500
top 4 conductive metals
silver, copper, gold, aluminum
500
What happened when the balloon rubbed against the sweater?
The balloon gained the sweater's electrons.
500
A hotter wire in a circuit will cause resistance to ___________________
increase