Vocabulary
A material in which electrons can move easily
What is a conductor?
Clothes stick together in the dryer due to this type of electricity.
What is static electricity?
This is the magnet pole that would attract a south pole.
What is a north pole?
Copper can transfer electrons easily, making it a great one of these
What is a conductor?
This is the type of magnet that can be turned on and off.
What is an electromagnet?
A circuit in which the current only has one path
What is a series circuit?
Rubber does NOT allow electrons to move easily, making it a great one of these.
What is insulator?
This machine converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
What is a generator?
These are the two types of circuits which describe how current flows.
What are series and parallel?
This machine turns electrical energy to mechanical energy.
What is a motor?
The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal energy and light.
What is resistance?
This is the type of circuits that are in homes.
What is parallel circuits?
Most of the electricity we use in the United States comes from this machine.
What are generators?
The transfer of electrical energy to radiant energy in a light bulb produces light and this
What is heat?
This is the place on a magnet where the attraction force is the strongest.
What is at the poles?
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily
What is an insulator?
This is the particle type that flows in electric current.
What is an electron?
Stoves, washing machines, and TVs all use this machine to power them
What is a motor?
This type of circuit occurs when two light bulbs are connected to an energy source by ONE loop.
What is series circuit?
This device increases or decreases (acting like a light switch) voltage in a power line.
What is a transformer?
A circuit in which electric current can follow in more than one path
What is a parallel circuit?
This is the unit in which we measure energy consumption in.
What is kilowatt hour?
Doing this to the number of coils on a electromagnet will increase the strength of it.
What is increase?
This device allows current to flow in only one direction.
What is a diode?
Two north poles or two south poles of a magnet will do this?
What is repel?