Atoms
Electric Charges
Types of Energy
Circuits
Vocabulary
100

The middle of the atom is called

what is the nucleus

100

Charges are not created or destroyed, they are simply

what is transformed

100

Energy associated with the temperature of an object

what is thermal energy

100

A closed path along which electrons can flow

what is electric circuit, closed circuit

100

Unlike poles/charges will

what is attract

200

Atoms want to be _________ so they gain or lose electrons

what is neutral

200

The force between 2 charged objects is known as

what is the electric force

200

Energy resulting from the movement of electrons

what is electrical energy

200

Electric current flows in this direction

what is negative to positive

200

Like charges/poles will

what is repel

300

Negative charge and located outside of the atom

what are electrons

300

The pieces of an electromagnet

what is copper wire, battery, and nail
300

The energy in motion

what is kinetic energy

300

Part of the circuit that can be taken out and it still work

what is the switch

300

The protective coating around a conductor that makes it safe to touch

what is an insulator

400

The atomic number comes from where

what is the number of protons in the nucleus

400

Occurs when electrons are "wiped" from one object to another

what is friction

400

The energy that is stored-gravitational and elastic

what is potential energy

400

The part of a circuit that uses and transforms electricity

what is the load

400

Positively charged particle in an atom

what is a proton

500

The three particles that make up an atom

what are protons, neutrons, and electrons

500

Charges in an uncharged object are rearranged without direct contact with a charged object

what is induction

500

Kinetic and potential energy in an object or system work together to make something move

what is mechanical energy

500

Type of circuit that has more than one path for current to flow, if one load stops working, the rest still work

what is a parallel circuit

500

The shock you feel when you touch a metal doorknob on a dry day

what is electric discharge

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