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General
Review
100
A positively or negatively charged atom is called
What is an ion
100
Materials that are this contain electrons that can move more easily in the material.
What is a conductor
100
The measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow through a material is called
What is resistance
100
The chapter we are studying
What is electricity
100
So currents can continue to flow in appliances after another device is turned off is why buildings are
What is wired using parallel circuits
200
Imbalance of electric charge on an object is called
What is a static charge
200
Rapid movement of excess charge from one place to another is
What is an electric discharge
200
A simple relationship among voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit that is now known as
What is Ohm's Law
200
Two types of charges that ions give off
What is positive and negative
200
The electric wires that are used in houses
What is copper
300
All charged objects exert
What is an electric field
300
Electrical energy in our homes comes from this, which is the flow of electric charge.
What is electric current
300
This is a circuit that has only one path for the electric current to follow.
What is a series circuit
300
An electric meter measures this?
What is the amount of electrical energy used
300
Metals contain electrons that are not bound tightly to atoms and can move easily because they are
What is a good conductor
400
Electric charges exert a force on each other at a distance through
What is an electric field
400
A closed conducting loop is called
What is a circuit
400
This is a circuit that has more than one path for the electric current to follow.
What is parallel circuit
400
The two basic kinds of electric circuits
What are parallel and series circuits
400
This is what unlike charges do
What is attract
500
A material in which electrons cannot move easily from place to place is called
What is an insulator
500
The this of a battery is a measure of how much electrical potential energy each electron can gain.
What is a voltage
500
The rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy is
What is electric power
500
Two types of electricity
What is electric charge and electric current
500
This is what like charges do
What is repel