Short Circuit
has only one path for the flow of electricity
Series circuit
material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
conductor
plastic wood and glass are good
Insulators
____ ______ signal information by opening and closing electrical circuits in sequence
Integrated circuits
Who discovered what current traveling through a wire produces a weak magnetic field
Holmes Christians Oersted
a very small circuit with all parts built into it
Integrated circuit
A material through which electricity cannot flow
Insulator
the brain of a computer that tells the other parts of the computer what to do is
CPU or central processing unit
Unit measures how much current flows through a given part of a circuit in one second
Ampere
Who discovered that moving a magnet around and through a loop of wire produces electricity in the wire
Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday
has multiple paths for the flow of electricity
Parallel circuit
a material that reduces the flow of electricity
Resistor
the area of magnetic force around a magnet is
A magnetic field
Which unit of measurement is the amount of electrical push or force
Volt
Who discovered that adding a metal core to a coil of wire increases the magnetism
William sturgeon
a continuous unbroken path through which electricity can flow
Circuit
uses a magnet to convert motion into electrical
Generator
Where is magnetic force the strongest
On the ends of the magnet
unit of measurement for power and how fast work is done
watt
_______ is a material that can work as a conductor or an insulator
Semiconductor
any material that has the ability to attract iron
magnet
A liquid or paste substance that conducts electricity
Electrolyte
A ______ is a conductor that can be moved to bridge the gap or not bridge the gap of a circuit
Switch
A coil of wire with a core attached to an electrical source
Electromagnet
The ______ of an electromagnet can be affected by the size of the core and the number of coils
Strength