What part of an atom is NOT in the nucleus
Electrons
What is electricity?
The energy from the electric field of charged particles
What two charges attract each other?
Positive and negative.
What is a charge?
A measure of the extra positive or negative partices that an object has.
What is current electricity?
electricity moving from place to place or object to object
What is a circuit?
A current that moves along a wire or path in a single direction
What is a series circuit?
A circuit that has only one path for the current.
What is an example of an insulator?
Several examples can be given.
What are ohms a measurement of?
resistance
What is a closed circuit?
a circuit that allows electrons to move freely
What is an insulator?
A material that current cannot pass through easily.
Lightning strikes occur when ____________ charges at the ground attract negative charges at the bottom of a storm cloud.
Lightning strikes occur when POSITIVE charges at the ground attract negative charges at the bottom of a storm cloud.
When you add more devices to a parallel circuit, how is resistance affected? Why?
resistance decreases because there are more pathways
What are the three measurements of electricity in an electric current?
Voltage, current, resistance