Electricity 1
Atoms are made up of?
Electrons, protons and neutrons.
Materials that do not allow electricity to move through them easily
Insulator
When an object gains electrons, it becomes___________charged.
Negatively charged.
The flow of electrons is called
Electric Current
What is Mr. Coppola's favorite candy
mounds or sour patch
Materials that allow electricity to move through it easily
Conductor
When electric current flows along a closed path it forms an ______.
Electric circuit.
What three components make up a circuit
power source, conductor, load
a single pathway for electricity connected to multiple devices is a _________ circuit
A series circuit
Name one of Mr. Coppola's hobbies
fishing, skiing, baseball things
The two types of electric charges are:
Positive charge and Negative charge.
When an object loses electrons it becomes
more positively charged
It is safe/unsafe to pull on the cable not the plug.
unsafe
Objects with opposite charges ____.
Attract.
Aside from a dog, what other pet does Mr. Coppola keep.
Fish
Plastic, glass, and rubber are good examples of
Insulators
A circuit in which electricity can take multiple pathways is considered to be _____________________
parallel circuit
Give an example of an energy source
battery, powerplant, kinetic
This unit is used to measure the electric current running through a wire
Watts or amperes
What is Mr. Coppola's Dogs name?
Peyton
A .................................. opens and closes the electric circuit.
switch
Define an open circuit
Electrons cannot flow and the circuit is not working
This unit is used to measure potential difference.
Volt
The ___________________ of electric charges is called static electricity.
imbalance
Name one of Mr. Coppola's favorite foods
pasta, chicken sandwich, Mac and cheese