Electricity "Rules"
True or False
Opposite charges attract
Static electricity from the sky
Conduction is the transfer of charge by this
What is direct contact
Current is measured in this
What are amps
This is a closed path through which electricity can flow
What is a circuit
Like charges ______
What is Repel
You shock someone because of this
What is Static Electricity
What is friction
Electric current is measured in this number of directions
What is one
A circuit following a single path is called this
What is a series circuit
Materials that allow electricity to flow
What are conductors
Atoms are made up of these three parts
The transfer of charge over a distance is called this
What is induction
An electric current can flow through this when it is closed
What is a circuit
In a drawing of a circuit, a circle with an X in the middle represents this
What is a lightbulb
Materials that block the flow of charge
What are Insulators
All objects are surrounded by this
What is an electrical field
The buildup of static electricity causing a sudden flow of electric charge is called this
What is static discharge
Current can not flow when this part of a circuit is open
What is a switch
In a circuit drawing, a motor is represented as this
A circle with an M in the middle
Charge can not be created or destroyed, only transferred.
What is Law of Conservation of Charge
This tool is used to detect charge
What is an electroscope
Lightning rods are used to complete this process in which excess charge is transferred to another object to neutralize an electrical imbalance
What is grounding
Current is slowed down by this object
What is a resistor
In order to measure the voltage of a circuit you use this
What is a voltmeter