Static Electricity
Definition of electrical energy
What is the energy of moving electrons?
The continuous movement of electron through a conductor.
What is electric current?
Allows electric current to flow.
What is a conductor?
He discovered that an electric current can act like a magnet.
Who is Hans Christian Orested?
In power plants generators do this.
What is change mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Powerful example of static electricity in nature
What is lightning?
Part of a lamp that opens and closes the circuit.
What is a switch?
Does not allow electric current to flow.
What is an insulator?
One way the strength of an electromagnet can be doubled using the wire.
What is double the number of coils?
The source of power in a hydroelectric power plant.
What is moving water?
For a balloon to stick to a wall using static electricity, this is the charge the balloon must have.
What is a negative charge?
In this, electrons can follow more than one path.
What is a parallel circuit?
A spot where electric current is prevented from reaching a load.
What is a short circuit?
One way the strength of an electromagnet can be doubled that does not involve the wires.
What is double the power source or electric current?
Water stored behind a dam.
What is potential energy?
Electrons collect on an object's surface.
What is causes a negative charge?
THis kind of circuit is connected in a single loop.
What is a series circuit?
Electricity always is seeking this.
What is the easiest path to the ground?
These are needed to make an electromagnet.
What is a power source, insulated wire, and a soft iron core?
Water flowing from behind a dam through a pipe.
What is kinetic energy?
Two oppositely charged objects will do this.
What is attract?
Three basic parts of a complete circuit.
What is power source, conductor, and load?
This happens when too many plugs are in an outlet.
What is a short circuit or overloaded circuit?
How to change the polarity of an electromagnet.
WHat is change the direction of the electric current?
Kinetic energy changes to mechanical energy in this.
What is a turbine?
Two negatively charge objects will do this.
What is repel?
The number of paths an electron can follow in a series circuit.
What is one?
Three examples of good conductors.
What is metal, water, and the human body?
William Sturgeon 1824
Who made the first electromagnet and when?
Function of a turbine in a power plant
What is provide mechanical energy to the generator?
Two positively charged objects will do this.
What is repel?
Energy will flow through this kind of circuit.
What is a closed circuit?
Three examples of insulators.
What is rubber, plastic, and wood?
The negative end of an electromagnet will do this to the N needle of a compass.
What is repel it?
This causes electrons to begin flowing in a generator.
What is magnetic forces?
Electrical energy is based on this ability of atoms.
What is the ability to gain or lose electrons?
CIrcuit that can provide more voltage.
What is a series circuit?
Never stand under a lone tree during a storm.
What is how to avoid being struck by lightning?
Electrical energy carries this in electronic devices.
What is data?
The source of energy in a nuclear power plant.
What is the splitting of an uranium atom?
Definition of static electricity.
What is the separation of positive and negative charges on an object?
This slows down current as it moves through a load.
What is a resistance?
Never touch a fallen power line.
What is how to avoid being electrocuted?
This is the kind of circuit used in electronics.
What is an integrated circuit?
The kinetic energy in a fossil fuel plant that turns a turbine.
What is steam?
The law of electrostatics.
What is that like charges repel and unlike charges attract?
Definition of electric current.
What is the steady flow of eletrons through an object?
Replace cords that have frayed wires or cracked insulation.
What is avoid short circuit or avoid electric shock?
Tiny slice of silicon on which an entire circuit is formed.
What is a microchip?