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Vocabulary
Electricity/magnetism
Static Electricity
Current Electricity
Circuits
100
a form of energy produced by moving electrons
What is electricity
100
electricty is changed to this by a lamp
What is light energy
100
Causes hair to stand up
What are the like charges of the hairs
100
A steady flow of electrons into a wire produces this
What is current electricity
100
This circuit has more than one path for the current to follow
What is a parallel circuit
200
a wire with electric current, wrapped around an iron bar
What is an electromagnet
200
electricty is changed to this by a toaster
What is heat energy
200
Rubbing socks on a carpet causes this
What is the buildup of electric charges
200
Examples of electrical conductors
What are copper, aluminum, and water?
200
This type of circuit has only one path for a current to follow
What is a series circuit
300
a material that does not carry electricity well
What is an insulator
300
the amount of electrical energy a device uses each second
What is a watt
300
Touching something rubber would do this to static electricity
What is discharge it.
300
Examples of insulators
What are wood, glass, and rubber?
300
A buidling would most likely be wired in these type of circuits
What are parallel circuits
400
a complete path that electric current follows
What is an electric circuit
400
The part of an atom involved in electricity
What is the electron
400
Getting in your car while pumping gas is dangerous for this reason.
What is the potential buildup of static electricity around the element of gasoline.
400
Why are wires wrapped in rubber?
Because rubber is an insulator
400
If the switch of a circuit is open, what will the light bulb do?
It will not light up because there is a break in the circuit.
500
The buildup of charges on an object
What is static electricity
500
These objects will attract
What are objects with opposite charges
500
Static electricity is this type of energy
What is potential energy
500
Why is it important to stay out of a swimming pool if there is a thunderstorm?
Water is an excellent conductor of electricity.
500
If light bulbs are added to a series circuit, what will happen to the brightness of each?
They will become dimmer.