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Give an example of an insulator.
What is rubber, glass, sand
100
As in the case of unlike magnetic poles, unlike electric charges...
What is attract each other.
100
What is the charge of a proton?
What is positive.
100
The type of energy that depends on position is called...
What is potential energy.
100
A complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow is an
What is electric circuit.
200
The buildup of charges on an object is called...
What is static electricity.
200
A connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance is called a....
What is short circuit.
200
The loss of static electricity as electric charges move off an object is called...
What is static discharge.
200
A device used to measure electrical potential energy difference, or voltage, is called
What is voltmeter.
200
Power is calculated by multiplying voltage by...
What is current.
300
A device that transforms stored chemical energy into electrical energy is an
What is electrochemical cell.
300
An electric current will always follow....
What is the path of least resistance.
300
The ampere is a unit of...
What is electric current.
300
What effect would a current of greater than 0.2 amp have on your body?
What is it could cause burns and stop your heart.
300
Materials that allow the charges of an electric current to move freely through them are called...
What is a conductor.
400
In a parallel circuit with three bulbs, what path will the current for the different bulbs follow?
What is they will follow their own.
400
In a series circuit with three bulbs what happens to the strength of the light as more bulbs are added?
What is they become dimmer.
400
A device that creates a potential difference in an electric circuit is a....
What is voltage source.
400
In a series circuit with three bulbs, adding another bulb will...
What is make all the bulbs dimmer.
400
An _____________ is material in which charges cannot flow easily.
What is insulator.
500
In a flashlight, the battery is a source of electrical....
What is energy.
500
The greater the _________________, the less current there is for a given voltage.
What is resistance.
500
The attraction or repulsion between electric charges is called the _______________.
What is electric force.
500
What is a disadvantage of using a fuse?
What is once they burn out they can not be used again.
500
Chemical reactions occur between the _____________ and the electrodes in an electrochemical cell.
What is electrolyte.