Forces
This is comparing how fast a car will travel on a smooth surface versus a rough surface.
What is friction?
The type of circuit in which the bulb glows.
What is a closed circuit?
This is a push or a pull.
What is a force?
This type of circuit will not light a bulb.
What is an OPEN circuit?
The 3 parts that make up a simple circuit
What are wires, battery and bulb?
This force shows heavier objects fall faster.
What is gravity?
A path along which electric charges flow.
What is a circuit?
This is a force that acts to pull all objects down to Earth.
What is gravity?
This is the type of material are good conductors of electricity.
What is metal?
The power source of energy in a simple circuit.
What is a battery?
Pushing a heavy cart up a hill is harder than pushing a light cart up the hill. Why?
What is amount of force depends on mass of an object?
The type of circuit when a wire is disconnected.
What is an open circuit?
This is a force that acts AGAINST the direction of the objects motion and causes it to slow or stop.
What is friction?
This is the material that surrounds electrical wires so they are insulated against shocks.
What is plastic or rubber?
The name given to the closed path that an electric current follows.
What is a complete circuit? or What is a circuit?
This is you sliding faster and faster down the Texas Tornado water slide.
What is a complete or closed circuit?
This instrument (tool) measures the amount of force needed to pull a box across a desk.
What is a spring scale?
A metal spoon will feel hot when placed in a pan of boiling water.
What is conductor of heat?
The ends of a battery are made of this material so electricity will flow through the energy stored in the battery to make a complete circuit.
What is metal?
This is the change in position of an object, such as opening and closing a refrigerator door.
What is motion?
This is a device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy
What is an electric motor? (fan, refrigerator, can opener, electric pencil sharpener, etc.)
This force causes iron filings to be pulled toward a magnet.
What is magnetism?
An object like a wooden spoon limits the amount of heat passing through. This is called....
What is a thermal insulator?
The type material that is used to cover electric plugs and wires.
What are insulators?