Electricity 1
Materials that allow electricity to move through it easily
Conductor
Materials that do not allow electricity to move through them easily
Insulator
A metal clip that connects wires in a circuit.
Fahnstock clip.
The flow of electrons is called
Electric current
Besides a plug in, give an example of an energy source
Battery
Plastic, glass, and rubber are good examples of
Insulators
Like charges (positive and positive or negative and negative) will
repel
Material around which a coil is wound
Core
Copper is an example of _______.
A conductor.
A circuit with only one pathway for current flow.
Series Circuit
The two types of electric charges are:
Positive charge and Negative charge.
When electric current flows along a closed path it forms a ______.
Closed circuit
What part of an atom can move from one atom to another?
Electrons.
What is the purpose of a switch?
The switch opens and closes the circuit.
A circuit that splits into two or more pathways before coming together at the D-Cell
parallel circuit
A drawing that represents a circuit.
A schematic diagram.
A piece of iron that becomes a temporary magnet.
An electromagnet.
Conductors
Something that provides electric energy to make something happen.
D Cell
Objects with opposite charges ____.
Attract.
Material in a light bulb that glows when heated by a current.
Filament
What is the difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit?
Closed - electrons can flow and the circuit is working
Open - electrons cannot flow and the circuit is not working
Rubber band, glass, cardboard, and a rock are all examples of _________.
Insulators
What happens when two objects rub against each other?
They gain or lose electrons.
open and close.