Vocabulary
Circuits
Be safe!
Examples of...
Left Overs
100
Material that an electric current does not pass through easily.
What is an insulator?
100
An incomplete path for an electric current.
What is an open circuit?
100
To avoid an electric shock, you should never use electric appliances near...
What is water?
100
Copper is a good example.
What is a conductor?
100
Your finger is shocked when you touch a doorknob.
What is static electricity?
200
Material that an electric current easily passes through.
What is a conductor?
200
A complete path for an electric current.
What is a closed circuit?
200
Two dangers of electricity.
What is burns, fire, heart may stop
200
Plastic or rubber are good examples.
What is an insulator?
200
Electric current only passes through this.
What is a closed circuit?
300
The rapid movement of excess charge from one place to another
What is a electric discharge?
300
In this circuit, if you unscrew one bulb in a string of lights all of the bulbs will go out
What is a series circuit?
300
How to avoid electricity dangers.
What is not overloading outlets, use a powercord replace frayed powercords, unplug unused appliances, move paper far from anything electric, don't use appliances near water
300
Turning on a light is an example.
What is closing an open circuit?
300
Two objects have different charges so they do this.
What is attract one another?
400
A unit used to measure electromotive force (The force that causes electrons to move)
What is a volt?
400
Electric current flows through more than one path.
What is a parallel circuit?
400
Connecting too many appliances to one circuit can result in this.
What is overheating and causing a fire?
400
Turn off a lamp and all of the lights in the room go off is an example.
What is a series circuit?
400
Two types of electric charges.
What are positive and negative?
500
The flow of electric charges.
What is an electric current?
500
Wiring in houses use this material because it has a high melting point and is less likely to catch fire
Copper wiring
500
You lose power due to a storm. Having this will give you temporary power.
What is a generator?
500
Lightning is an example.
What is static electricity?
500
What is positive and negative charges build up in clouds. Once they are strong enough, they jump to an area of opposite charge. Electrical energy given off as flash of light and heat. This occurs.
What is lightning