What is Electricity
Inventors
Units of Electricity
Electric Circuits
Electric Currents
100
These are made of electrons, protons, and neutrons.
What are atoms?
100
This inventor had a unit for the flow of electrons named after him.
Who is Alessandro Volta?
100
Charles C. had this unit named after him.
What are coulombs?
100
When this is off the circuit is open.
What is switch?
100
These are the two kinds of current electricity.
What are AC & DC?
200
This means non-moving.
What is static?
200
This Scottish instrument maker developed the concept of horsepower.
Who is James Watt?
200
These units show the concept of power.
What are watts?
200
This is a path taken by an electric current.
What is an electric circuits?
200
This is the kind of matter that electrons can move through easily.
What is a conductor?
300
This is caused by matter that has an electric charge.
What is electricity?
300
This man created the terms conductor, condenser, charge, and battery.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
This measures electro motive force.
What are volts?
300
This is a shortcut in the path through the circuit.
What is a short circuit?
300
These produce DC electricity.
What are batteries?
400
This is caused by particles in clouds rubbing together.
What is a thunder storm?
400
This inventor caused muscular contraction in a frog.
Who is Luigi Galvani?
400
This unit measures resistance.
What are ohms?
400
These are what short circuits can start.
What are fires?
400
These are often covered with rubber or plastic.
What is a wire?
500
A giant spark caused by electrons building up in clouds.
What is lightning?
500
This word was coined the Greek term "electricity" for a new discovery in 1600 and used by this man.
Who is William Gilbert?
500
These measure current.
What are amps?
500
This is when there are no breaks in the currents path.
What is closed circuit?
500
This is matter that electrons cannot move through easily.
What is an insulator?
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