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Magnetism
General Electricity
Static Electricity
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Electric Current
100
What is the law of poles?
What is opposites attract, like poles repel.
100
Electricity is the flow of charged particles called...
What are electrons
100
Ryan was at a party and the balloons were sticking to his clothes and hair, what caused this?
What is static electricity?
100
Why do we need electric circuits?
What is to power things?
100
What is an electric current?
What is a steady flow of charged particles?
200
What is necessary for an electric motor in your car to work?
What is electricity and magnetism?
200
What's an example of a good conductor of electricity?
What is iron or copper?
200
What is static electricity?
What is the build-up of electrical charge in an object?
200
Calvin wants to make a game that lights up when he answers correctly. What material should he use to make the circuit?
What is metal wire?
200
In a circuit, for electricity to flow should the switch be open or closed?
What is closed?
300
Matthew wants to rebuild the motor in his toy car. He has wire and a battery, what else does he need?
What are magnets?
300
Valencia put her comb near a stream of water after combing her hair. The water moved away from the comb, why?
What is static charge?
300
What conditions help the build up of static electricity?
What is dry?
300
What is a closed circuit?
What is a circuit with no breaks in the wire from the positive to negative poles of the power source.
300
Electric wires have a plastic coating because?
What is plastic is an insulator and will help protect someone who touches the wire from getting shocked.
400
In an electromagnet, how can the power be increased?
What is wrapping the wire more times around the nail?
400
At the gas pump the signs say "To avoid fire do not get back into vehicle during fueling." Why?
What is static charge builds up when sliding across the car seat?
400
The atmosphere may have a build up of static electrical charges. How is this released?
What is lightning?
400
How is electrical energy used?
What is it's converted to other forms of energy?
400
Electric currents flow best through what kind of wire?
What is copper?
500
In an electromagnet, what creates the magnetic field?
What is the electric current?
500
What is at the core of a generator?
What is wire and a magnet?
500
Melanie's hair stands up when she removes her hat. Why does this happen more often in the winter?
What is because the air is dry?
500
What does an electrical current create?
What is a magnetic field?
500
How does a generator create electric current?
What is motion in a magnetic field? (wires/coils turning)