Electrostatic
A Current Affair
Circuit City
Ohm on the Range
Miscellaneous
100
Produces static charge on objects.
What is friction?
100
A device used to measure voltage.
What is a voltmeter?
100
A complete path for electrons to flow.
What is an electric circuit?
100
The Law that describes the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in an electric circuit.
What is Ohms's Law?
100
The type of circuit when a device is "turned off".
What is an open circuit?
200
The charge on a balloon after is gained electrons from a sweater.
What is negative?
200
An ammeter is used to measure this property of electricity.
What is current?
200
The four essential parts of an electric circuit.
What are source, load, control and conductor?
200
The equation that solves for resistance in a circuit given current and voltage.
What is "R is voltage divided by current"
R = V / I
200
The circuit elements found in this diagram.
What are a battery / cell and 2 bulbs?
300
Another name for an electric shock or a bolt of lightning.
What is electric discharge?
300
A common term for electric potential.
What is voltage?
300
The property of a material that slows down the flow of electrons and converts electrical energy into other forms of energy such as heat or light.
What is electrical resistance?
300
The voltage required to move 5 A of current through a 10 ohm resistor.
What is 20 V?
300
This happens when the positive rod touches the neutral object.
What is a transfer of electrons to the rod?
400
Used on houses and buildings to protect them from lightning strikes.
What is a lightning rod?
400
A device that converts pressure into electrical energy.
What is a piezoelectric crystal?
400
The effect of an increase in temperature on the resistance of a conductor.
What is increase resistance?
400
The function of this multi-meter when it is placed across a resistor?
What is measuring voltage?
400
A device that can detect an electric charge.
What is an electroscope?
500
A type of material that will allow static charge to build up over its surface.
What is an insulator?
500
The standard unit of electric charge equal to the addition or removal of 6.45 quintillion electrons.
What is a Coulomb?
500
Measured in ohms (Ω).
What is resistance?
500
The amount of current that flows through a 4 ohm resistor when attached to a 12 V battery.
What is 3 A?
500
The amount of voltage supplied by a typical household outlet.
What is 120 V?