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When two magnets move towards each other
What is attraction?
When two magnets push away from each other
What is repel?
The ability to do work or cause a change
What is energy?
Energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
The energy something has because of its position.
What is potential energy?
The path that a controlled electric current flows through
What is an electric circuit?
The movement of an electric charge from one place to another.
What is an electric circuit?
Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor.
What is electrical energy?
The type of circuit that allows electricity to flow
What is a closed circuit?
A circuit that has 2 or more paths for current to flow through
What is a parallel circuit?
A type of circuit that does NOT allow electricity to flow.
What is an open circuit?
A push or pull
What is a force?
A material that limits the amount of heat that passes through it
What is an insulator?
A material that absorbs and transfers energy better than others
What is a conductor?
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
When energy flows from one object to another
What is energy transfer?
What is friction?
The form of energy associated with visible light.
What is light energy?
Wood, plastic, marble and rubber are examples of this
What is an insulator?
Any type of metal (aluminum, copper, iron) are examples of this
What is a conductor?
Magnets with the same poles facing each other will do this
What is repel each other?
Magnets with opposite poles will do this
What is attract each other?
If you have switched the light on in a room, is this an open or closed circuit?
What is a closed circuit?
If the light switch is turned off in a room, is this an open or closed circuit?
What is an open circuit?
Name one reason a light might not come on
What is "there is no power source?"
What is "the circuit is open?"