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Circuits & Vocab
Vocabulary
100
An object is electrically this when the number of positive and negative charges are equal
What is neutral?
100
An atom has an equal number of protons and ________________
What is electrons?
100
Wet-cell batteries are typically used to supply electrical energy to ________________________
What is a car
100
What is the thing that closes and opens the current in a circuit.
What is a switch.
100
The spark that jumps to your finger after walking on a rug is an electric _____________________.
What is a discharge?
200
The same number of positive particles as negative particles.
What is neutral?
200
The process of providing a path to drain excess charge into the Earth
What is grounding
200
How does the electric force between two electrons change as they get farther apart?
What is the force decreases.
200
This is the SI unit of electric current.
What is V or voltage
200
A circuit in which there is only one path for electrons to follow
What is a series circuit?
300
A material in which electrons cannot move easily
What is an insulator?
300
The SI unit for electric current
What is ampere.
300
Name things (2) that electrons flow easily through. Examples
What is wire, metal poles, anything metal.
300
Lightning is an example of what?
What is electric discharge?
300
A(n) _____________________ is made of a current-carrying wire wrapped around an iron core.
What is an electromagnet?
400
Opposite charges ___________________ one another
What is attract?
400
Electrical energy is converted into heat and light through a __________________________
What is a light bulb
400
Name at least 2 things that could slow the flow of electrons in a circuit.
wood plastic rubber
400
In this circuit, devices are connected so there is only 1 closed path for current to follow.
What is series
400
A group of atoms that have their magnetic poles aligned in the same direction is called a magnetic ______________________
What is domain.
500
Like charges _______________ one another.
What is repel?
500
What is true about the domains in a permanent magnet.
What is the domains are lined up
500
This subatomic particle flows easily in a circuit.
What is electron
500
This is a circuit where there is more than one close path for a current to follow.
What is parallel
500
This is a measure of the energy electrons transfer to a circuit as they flow.
What is voltage
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