Electricity
A property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter
What is electric charge?
The rate of flow of electric charges
What is an electric current?
A complete, closed path through which electric charges can flow
What is an electric circuit?
Any material that attracts iron or objects made of iron
What is a magnet?
A device that is able to control the flow of electrons using integrated circuits
What is an electronice device?
Has a charge of 1+
What is a proton?
A charge that repeatedly shifts
What is an alternating current (AC)?
The three basic parts to an electric circuit
What are energy source, electrical conductor, and load?
The push or pull two magnets exert on each other
What is a magnetic force?
A single, tiny chip of specially treated silicon containing many circuit parts
What is an integrated circuit?
Has no charge
What is an electron?
A charge the moves in one direction
What is a direct current (DC)?
A tools that can be used to model electric circuits
What is a circuit diagram?
The two ends of a magnet
What are magnetic poles?
The two kinds of signals used by electronics
What are analog and digital signals?
The three ways to gain/lose electrons
What is friction, contact, and induction?
The opposition to the flow of electric charge
What is resistance?
A device that turns electrical devices on and off
What is a switch?
The area surrounding a magnet where magnetic forces can be detected
What is the magnetic field?
A pattern that represents information in a digital signal
What is binary code?
The build up of electric charge on an object
What is static electricity?
The fours factors that affect resistance
What are composition, thickness, length, and temperature?
The two types of circuits
What are parallel and series circuits?
A material that can be turned into a magnet
What is a ferromagnet?
A binary digit in computer terms
What is a bit?