Electricity
Conductor: copper, metal, water, etc...
Insulator: Rubber, wood, glass, etc...
What are the two types of circuits?
Series and Parallel
Give 2 examples of static electricity.
Rubbing balloon on hair
Walking across carpet with socks on and touching door handle
Jumping on trampoline and touching springs
Define Magnetism.
Refers to the properties and interactions of magnets
Opposites charges _____ and like charges _____.
Attract, Repel
Define Electricity.
The flow of electrons
Define Circuit.
A closed pathway that carries electricity
How is static electricity created?
Sharing electrons, unequal amount of protons and electrons
What are Magnetic Poles?
North and South, area where magnetic force is the strongest
What happens when you break a magnet?
All pieces will still have a North and a South pole
What is defined as the flow of electric charges?
Electric Current
What are the 4 components of a circuit?
Pathway (wires), Power source (battery), Load (light bulb), Switch
What is a real (big) example of static discharge?
Lightning
What is the Magnetic Field of a magnet?
Magnetized area around the magnet
The same charges repel each other while opposite charges attract
What is the attraction or repelling of electric charges?
Electric Force
What are two safety features of circuits?
Circuit Breaker/Breaker Box and Fuse
What are the three transfer methods of static electricity?
Friction, Conduction, and Induction
Define Magnetic Force.
The push/pull interaction between two magnets
How does the Van de Graff generator relate to Induction?
Static electricity is transferred from the globe to your hand as your hand gets NEAR the globe
What are the two parts of an atom that have a charge?
Protons (+) and Electrons (-)
Draw a series circuit AND a parallel circuit with two light bulbs each.
Series- 1 pathway, 2 light bulbs on one pathway
Parallel- 2 pathways, 2 light bulbs on separate pathways
What is the conservation of charge?
States that charge cannot be created or destroyed
How does a compass use magnetism?
The compass needle is attracted to the magnetic North and South poles of the Earth
What is an electromagnet? Give an example?
A temporary magnet created by coiling a wire around a metal core, and passing a current through the wire
Nail/Iron core with a coil of wire wrapped around it