When two magnets push away from one another; happens when two north or two south poles meet.
What is repelling?
When two magnets draw toward one another; happens when a north and south pole meet.
What is attraction?
Materials that allow electric current to flow through easily.
What are conductors?
Materials that do not carry electric current easily.
What are insulators?
What term is used to describe the process of charging an object by rubbing two materials together, resulting in an imbalance of electrons and the creation of an electric charge?
Charging by Friction
When the magnetic field lines are close together that means the magnet is
What is "strong"?
A place on a magnet where its pulling force is the strongest.
What is a magnetic pole?
The sudden flow of static electricity from one object to another
What is static discharge?
What stolen basketball team was in Mr. Barber's hometown?(must be original name) and what team did it become?
The Seattle Sonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder
When an object is charged by direct contact with a charged object, it is said to undergo which method of charging that involves the transfer of electrons?
Charging by Conduction
How long has Ms. Gold been principal of Guardian Angels?
52 years!!(Im pretty sure)
What state is Mrs. Morroni From?
What is Mr. Whittingtons son's Name?
Lawrence!
The continuous flow of electric charge through a material
Electric Current
Charging by induction
Two metals that are attracted to magnets.
What are iron and nickel?
An electric current that produces a magnetic field is called what?
What is an electromagnet?
A buildup of electric charge on an object or surface.
The loop (path) along which an electric current travels.
What is an electric circuit?
What type of charge does an object have when it has more protons than electrons?
Positive Charge
Electric current running through a wire in loops causes....
What is an "magnetic field"?
What two factors will increase the strength of an electromagnet?
Increase: number of coils of wire
and Increase the strength of the current
A circuit that has a single path for an electric current is this.
What is a series circuit?
A type of circuit where there are multiple paths for currents to run through. If one goes out, they don't all go out
What is a parallel circuit?
When electrons are added or removed from an object, resulting in an excess or deficiency of electrons, what term is used to describe the state of that object?
Charged