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100
A measure of how much a material opposes the flow of current
What is resistance
100
a material through which electricity flows easily
what is conductor?
100
what type of charge moves through circuits and conductors.
Negative charges
100
A simple one can be made from a coiled wire that is connectd to a battery
What is an electromagnet?
100
WHAT IS THE SYMBOL FOR A MOTOR AND A BULB?
AN M FOR MOTOR, AND AN X FOR A BULB.
200
a circuit that has only l pathway
series circuit
200
the space in which an electric force acts
What is electric field
200
Is an electromagnet a temporary or permanent magnet?.
What is a temporary magnet
200
What happens to the lights if extra bulbs are added to a series circuit?
they get dimmer
200
In a parallel circuit, if one component doesn't work, the other components will still work. WHy?
In a parallel circuit, there is more than one path, if one path doesn't work, the current will follow the other path.
300
a circuit that has two or more paths that electricity can follow
What is parallel circuit
300
An instrument with a magnet that points to magnetic north
What is a compass
300
plastic, wood, air , rubber, water are examples
What are examples of insulators?
300
what does a wire, an iron bar, and a battery create?
AN ELECTROMAGNET
300
If you were wiring a home or school would you use a parallel circuit or a series circuit? Explain why.
Parallel, you would not want to wire a building whee if one component went out the other components also went out.
400
a temporary magnet made up of a wire wrapped around a core
What is an electromagnet
400
the buildup of electric charges on an object
What is static electricity
400
How do bulbs in a series circuit work?
If one bulb goes out, they all go out.
400
iN A SERIES CIRCUIT, WHAT HAPPENS If ONE COMPONENT IS REMOVED.
THE CIRCUIT WILL STOP WORKING.
400
If an object has a positive charge, what does that mean?.
It has more positive charges than negative
500
A plastic covering around a lamp cord
What is an insulator?
500
the property of matter that causes objects to attract or repel each other.
What is an electric charge
500
WHat causes a compass to turn when it is near a magnet or electromagnet?
The electric charges from the magnets cause the compass to spin
500
RUBBING ITEMS TOGETHER CAN CREATE THIS
What is STATIC ELECTRICITY
500
two balloons swing together when placed next to each other. Explain why?
The balloons have opposite charges.
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