Static Electricity
particle that makes up all matter is
What is the atom?
the "official" term for the wires in an electric circuit?
What are conductors?
When electricity flows through an unintended shorter pathway.
What is a short circuit?
this symbol is 3 dots inside a circle
What is a motor ?
another name for battery
What is a source? (or cell)
When two objects are rubbed together they create....
What is friction? aka triboelectricity
If a circuit is correctly put together, a load will not operate if the switch is...
What is open?
Main difference between a circuit drawing and pictorial diagram
Circuit drawing have symbols
the unit of measure for resistance
What is a OHMS?
the largest form of static electricity
What is lightning?
The name of this symbol .______.
What is a closed switch?
The name of the device that can measure current, voltage and resistance.
What is a multimeter?
the 4 main parts of any circuit
What are switch, load, source, and conductors ?
the symbol for current
What is I?
the path that electricity follows called
What is a circuit?
A group of materials that can hold onto static charge
What are insulators?
This type of energy transformation takes place in an electrochemical cell
What is chemical energy to electrical energy
A device converts chemical energy into electrical energy
What is a battery?