Static Electricity
Charges tend to stay is called....
What is static?
the "official" term for the wires in an electric circuit?
What are conductors or connectors?
The law of charges state....
Like charges repel
Unlike charges attract
A charged object and neutral object will attract
The symbol for a bulb.
What is...
another name for battery
What is an energy source?
Which has a stronger hold on its electrons: A balloon or a piece of fur?
What is a balloon.
If a circuit is correctly put together, a load will not operate if the switch is
What is open?
When an object gains electrons it becomes ___________ charged.
What is negatively?
the largest form of static electricity (think weather)
What is lightning?
The part of a circuit that controls the movement of electrons (whether they move or not)
What is a switch?
When clothes of different material are tumble dried they produce what is called....
What is static cling?
a negatively charged balloon and a neutral wall will...
What is attract?
the 4 main parts of any switch
What are Switch, load, source, and connectors ?
The large rectangular panel in your basement is called the....
What is the distribution panel?
the symbol for current
What is A for Amps?
the path that electricity follows called
What is a circuit?
A list of material in order of increasing hold of its electrons is called:
What is an electrostatic series?
This device is used to measure the voltage in an electric circuit
What is a voltmeter?
Most modern homes have _________ not _________. These are devices that stop the flow of electricity in the event of an overload or short circuit.
What is breakers not fuses?
The symbol for the device used to measure current.
what is..
The sticker on an appliance that tells you how much energy an appliance uses in a year.
What is the EnerGuide?