Vocabulary
Electricity and Circuits
Magnetism
5.1 - 5.2
5.3 - 5.6
100

The flow of charged particles is called:

What is an electric current ?

100

In a series circuit, all devices recieve the same...

What is current ?

100

The couth pole of two magnets are brought together. When two magnets are brought close together they are expected to do what?

What is repel each other ?

100

What time of conductor is a material that is a good insulator ?

What is a poor conductor ?

100

A sensitive instrument that can detect and measure small amounts of electric current in circuits is called a...

What is a galvanometer ?

200

An electrical device that changes the voltage if alternating current is called a(n):

What is a Transformer ?

200

What is the best conductor of electricity ?

What is copper ?

200

What material would not be attracted to a magnet ?

What is copper ?

200

Chemical energy is converted into electrical by what?

What is A dc battery ?

200

What is the rate of the flow of charges called ?

What is the current ?

300

What is a measure if energy for an amount of charge?

What is voltage ?

300

What device is used to detect and measure small electric currents ?

What is a voltmeter ?

300

The force that a magnet exerts on iron or another magnet is called a...

What is a magnetic force ?

300

What are the indicators of electrical energy ? 

What is light, heat, and work being done ?

300

Energy gets divided in what type of circuit ?

What is a series circuit ?

400

A closed circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path for the current is called a...

What is a series circuit ?

400

In a parallel circuit, all devices receive the same...

What is voltage ?

400

Magnetic all around the magnet form the magent's what ?

What is magnetic field ?

400

True of False. In an electrical circuit, charge is consumed by the load in the circuit.

What is False ?

400

In a dry-cell battery where does the current go ?

What is from the negative terminal to the positive one ?

500

A closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit is called a...

What is a parallel circuit ?

500

A generator transforms what type of energy into what type of energy ?

What is mechanical energy into electrical energy ?

500

What is the relationship between magnetism and electricity ?

What is electromagnetism ?

500

As the voltage of the source powering an electromagnet increases, the magnetic force generated by the electromagnet does what ?

What is increases ?

500

What is the name of an electrical device that turns off a circuit when the circuit becomes overloaded ?

What is a circuit breaker ?

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