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Electricity and Magnetism
Static and Currect Electricity
Electric Circuits
100
a form of energy produced by moving electrons.
What is electricity
100
a material through which electricity moves well
What is conductor
100
Electricity is changed into ____________ energy by a lamp
What is light
100
opposite charged objects _____________ each other.
What is attract
100
What happens in a series circuit if one wire breaks?
What is everything loses electric power
200
a magnet made by coiling a wire around a piece of iron and running electricity through it
What is electromagnet
200
a material that conducts electricity poorly
What is insulator
200
Electricity is changed to ____________ energy by a toaster
What is heat
200
Most _________ are conductors.
What are metals.
200
Circuit ________ show how the parts of a circuit are connected
What is diagrams
300
the buildup of charges on an object.
What is static electricity
300
the path an electric current follows
What is electric circuit
300
What are the charges of an electron and a protron?
What is negative and positive
300
What causes an electric current to keep moving?
What is a steady supply of electrons
300
Which kind of circuit is used for wiring at school and your home?
What is parallel
400
the flow of electrons through the conductor
What is electric current
400
an elecric circuit in which current has only one path to follow
What is a series circuit
400
Name two ways electromagnets are used
What are cranes, docks, doorbells, speakers, and docks
400
Which unit measures the amount of electrical energy a device uses?
What is a watt
400
What controls the flow of current by opening and closing the circuit?
What is a switch
500
a kind of kinetic energy caused by flowing electrons a form of energy produced by moving electrons.
What is current electricity
500
a circuit that has more than one path for current to follow
What is a parallel circuit
500
Name two of the four types of energy that electricity can be changed into.
What are light energy, mechanical energy, heat energy, and sound energy
500
What causes an object to build up static electricity?
What is the loss or gain of electrons
500
What are the two things needed in order for current to flow in a circuit?
What are an electric current and unbroken circuit (complete circuit).