DEFINITIONS
A force that acts on moving electric charges and magnetic materials
ElectroMagnetism
A material through which an electric charge can move easily
conductor
A lamp being plugged in and turned on is an example of energy changing forms?
What is True, it is changing to light energy
What is a tool that uses magnetism to show direction?
What is a compass
The push or pull between two charged objects
What is electric force
A thin coiled wire that has current
solenoid
What opens and closes a circuit A. static electricity B.conductor C.insulator D. switch
What is a switch
A wooden spoon and a rubber spatula are examples of insulators?
What is True
Which of the following is something that transforms energy into other forms of energy A. insulator B. resistor C. magnetism D. filament
What is a resistor
Energy that is stored
potential energy
a machine that produces electric energy by turning coils of wire around magnets. A.filament B. parallel C. magnetism D. atoms E. generator
What is generator
this is when an object has more of a positive or negative charge
Static Electricity
If the light bulb in a circuit is off, then the circuit is a closed series circuit.
What is FALSE, it is an open circuit.
Electric currents can produce a _______________.
What is a magnetic force
Charges by rubbing or touching
Charging by contact
a circuit where the electrical charge can travel in two or more paths
parallel circuit
A material through which an electric charge moves with difficulty.
Insulator
Two objects with the same charge repel each other.
What is True, opposite charges ATTRACT
The compass needle is __________________ and points towards the north pole.
a magnet
tiny building blocks that make up matter A.filament B. parallel C. magnetism D. atoms E. generator
What is an atom
Static electricity is when an object has more of a positive or negative charge True or False?
TRUE
What is a material through which an electric charge can move easily?
What is an conductor
This is energy due to motion.
Kinetic energy