Electric Charge
Insulators/Conductors
Electric Currents
Resistance
Series/Parallel Circuits
100
What are two types of electric charges
what are positive and negative charges
100
A material in which electrons cannot move easily from place to place
What is a insulator
100
The source of electric energy comes from an
What is electric current
100
The measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow through a material
What is resistance
100
A circuit that has only one path for the electric current to flow
What is a series circuit
200
What sub atomic particle has a positive charge
what is a protons
200
Materials that contain electrons that can move more easily in the material
What is a conductor
200
Electric currents are measured in the unit of
What is amperes
200
The unit of resistance
What is ohm
200
A circuit that has more than one path for the electric current to follow
What is a parallel circuit
300
What sub atomic particle has a negative charge
What is a electron
300
Prevents electrons from moving through the insulation and causing an electric shock if someone touches the wire
What is plastic insulation
300
Electric charges will flow continuously only through a closed conducting loop called
What is a circuit
300
Has a low resistance and is one of the best electric conductors
What is copper
300
How many different paths can electric currents follow in a series path
What is one
400
What is a positively or negatively charged atom
What is a ion
400
Three types of metals that are the best conductors
What is copper, gold, and aluminum
400
The _________ of a battery is the measure of how much electricial potential energy each electron can gain
What is a voltage
400
a simple realtionship among voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit
What is Ohm's Law
400
The rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy
What is electric power
500
The imbalance of of electric charge on an object
What is static charge
500
The rapid movement of excess charge from one place to another
What is electric discharge
500
Supplies energy to an electric circuit by converting chemical energy to electric potential energy
What is a battery
500
The unit for electrical resistance was named in honor of the German physicist named
How is Georg Simon Ohm
500
What is the equations for electric power
What is P= IV
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