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Magnetism
Electricity
Circuit
Conductors and Insulators
Current, Voltage and Resistance
100

What would happen if the north ends of two magnets were close together?

They would repel

100

Socks taken from a clothes dryer that stick together or a lightning bolt in the sky are examples of ____________.

Static Electricity

100
Is a circuit open or closed if you haven't turned on the switch?
What is open?
100

What is a material that lets electric current pass through?

Conductor

100

What is the unit for electrical current?

Amperes or Amps

200

If a south end of a magnet is close to a north end of a magnet, the magnets will _________.

Attract

200

True or False: Like charges attract and unlike charges repel.

False

200

What kind of electric circuit (series or parallel) has only one path for the current to flow through?

Series

200

What is a material that blocks an electric current from passing through?

Insulator
200

What is another term for "potential difference"?

Voltage

300

What kind of magnet can be made using a battery?

Electromagnet

300

If you rub your hair on a balloon and the balloon becomes negatively charged, what charge will your hair have?

Positive Charge

300

What part of a circuit does electrical energy change from one form to another?

Lightbulb

300

Which of these materials is not a conductor: copper, aluminum, gold, or wood?

Wood

300

True or False: A lightbulb has high resistance

True

400

True or False: All magnets have a north and south pole.

True

400

Electricity is the movement of what particles?

Electrons

400

In what type of circuit (series or parallel) could one bulb be removed and the others would remain lit? 

Parallel

400

Which of these materials is a conductor: rubber, glass, air, silver?

Silver

400

If the voltage in a circuit is increased, does the current increase or decrease?

Increase
500

Which of the following would a magnet attract: copper, rubber, iron, or plastic?

Iron

500

True or False: You can create electrical energy without using some other form of energy

False

500

What device did WE use to make quantitative observations in our circuit experiment?

Multimeter

500

What kind of materials (conductors or insulators) are more likely to have static electricity build up on their surfaces?

Insulators

500

If the resistance in a circuit is increased, does the current increase or decrease?

Decrease