If you walk across a carpet and get shocked, the object you touched is most likely a (n)
What is conductor
100
If a charge moves from point A to point B, you can conclude that there is a _____ difference.
What is potential
100
When an electrical charge moves from a higher potential energy to a lower potential energy, the potential energy of the charge is converted to ___ energy
What is kinetic
100
The space around a particle through which an electrical charge can exert force is a (n) ___
What is electric field
100
Before a flash of lightning, a positive charge builds up on the ground's surface through ____
What is induction
200
What kind of energy does an object have because you are holding it up in the air?
What is potential energy
200
An electric field can be described as the area around a ___ in which an ____ force can be _____.
What is charge; electrical; exerted
200
Amperes measure the rate of _____ of _____ _______
What is flow; electric charge
200
Wire made of a material with a low resistance might be used in a __ ___
What is power line
200
Which has the most reisistance? a long thin copper wire or a long thick copper wire (JUST WRITE THIN OR THICK FOR ANSWER)
What is thin
300
Using static electricity plays a role in making photocopies by enabling the _____ or _____ to _________ the paper
What is ink; toner; stick
300
Wires with a high electrical resistance are typically used in a _____
What is light bulb
300
When clothes come out of a dryer and stick together, it is because they have become ____ ______
What is electrically charged
300
If two particles have the same electric charge and come into contact, they will ____ each other
What is repel
300
Lightning strikes a lightning rod instead of a house because the rod has a lower ______ than the house
What is resistance
400
The sun's energy travels through space as ___ energy
What is electromagnetic
400
An electric current is a flow of ____
What is charge
400
If two objects are touching, how is heat being transferred from one object to the other?
What is conduction
400
The greater the difference in electrical potential between two points, the greater the _____
What is voltage
400
Electrons are particles that have ___ charges
What is negative
500
Use Ohms Law to determine the voltage of a battery that sends 3 amps of current through a wire with a resistance of 2 ohms
What is V= 3 x 2 = 6 Volts
500
An atom can be described as a very ____ unit of ___
What is small; matter
500
A charge can move between two positions when there is a _______ in electric _____
What is difference; potential
500
When a storage cell such as a car battery stops producing a current, reversing the direction of the electron flow in the battery will reverse the ____ _____ and ______ the battery
What is chemical reactions; charge
500
A current flows from a 6-volt battery through a wire with a resistance of 2 ohms. Use Ohm's Law to calculate the amperage of the current