vocabulary
Circuits
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Magnets/electromagnets
Misc.
100
A form of energy caused by the motion of electrons and protons.
What is Electricity
100
I am a circuit that is like a road that crosses a river by way of a bridge.
What is closed circuit.
100
I am the tiniest part of an element that has all the properties of that element.
What is atom.
100
All magnets have two ends called what?
What is Poles.
100
A generator at your home uses mechanical energy to make what?
What is electricity.
200
A material that current cannot pass through easily.
What is Insulator.
200
I am a circuit that has only on pathway.
What is a series circuit.
200
A part of the nucleus of an atom; I have a positive charge.
What is proton.
200
Magnets have north and blank end.
What is south.
200
Electrical energy can be transformed into this, another word for heat.
What is thermal.
300
The space where electric forces occur around an object.
What is Electric field.
300
I am a circuit that ends at the rivers edge. There is no bridge for me to get to the other side.
What is open circuit.
300
Electricity that builds up on an object and stays there. HINT: Can be produced by rubbing two objects against one another.
What is static electricity.
300
I am a line of force that extends out in an arched pattern from pole to pole of the magnet.
What is magnetic field.
300
Electrical energy can be transformed into this, another word for light.
What is radiant.
400
A measure of the extra positive or negative particle that an object has.
What is charge.
400
If I put two light bulbs on this circuit they don't get dim and if one goes out the other light bulb will still be lit.
What is parallel circuit.
400
I am the part of the nucleus of an atom. I have a negative charge.
What is an electron.
400
I occur in nature but can be man-made.
What is permanent magnet.
400
Electrical energy can be transformed into this, another word for me is motion.
What is mechanical.
500
A material that current can pass through easily.
What is conductor.
500
A continuous flow of electrons from atom to atom is know as what.
What is electric current.
500
If i have no charge i am also called what?
What is neutral.
500
Electromagnets work, as long as you have what?
What is electric current.
500
I am a very strong magnet i can pick up thousands of pounds. I can also be found in motors, televisions, telephones, computers and other modern machines.
What is an electromagnet.
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