Electricity
All matter is made up of one of these
atoms
Electrical energy that stays in one place
static
British scientist who discovered that if an electrical conductor, like a copper wire, is moved through a magnetic field, electric current will flow in the conductor.
Michael Faraday
What turns electricity "on" or "off?"
switch
Material that does not let electricity pass through it is:
Insulator
The charge an electron has spinning around a nucleus
negative
Type of electricity that moves in wires.
Current electricity
American scientist that used a kite to demonstrate static electricity
Benjamin Franklin
Is salt water a conductor, insulator or generator?
A picture of a circuit.
Circuit diagram
The part of the nucleus with neither a positive nor a negative charge
neutron
What is the name of energy that is stored?
Potential energy
Scientist responsible for the invention and a new way of producing light.
Thomas Edison
What is it called when a circuit has no load or resistance?
Short circuit
What slows down an electrical current?
resistor
Electricity is a form of energy from charged what?
particles
What is the energy of motion?
Kinetic energy
Italian Physicist who invented the first battery
Alessandro Volta
Is glass an insulator, conductor or generator?
Insulator
Solve for the unknown measurement. I=?, A, R=200 ohms, & V=350 V.
1.75A
Being careless with electricity can cause this!
Shock
Light energy, heat energy and sound energy can all be converted from what kind of energy?
electrical energy
Who used a carbon filament and connected it to contact wires to make a light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What can be stored in a battery?
Electrical energy
Solve for the unknown measurement. I = 20 A, R =?, v = 112V
5.6 ohms