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 connectors?
Using a 5 cm piece of wire rather than a 2 cm piece of wire will do this to the resistance.
What is increase it?
The symbol for a light bulb.
What is...
Another name for battery
What is a source?
When this happens to an object it becomes neutral.
What is Grounding?
If a circuit is correctly put together, a load will not operate if the circuit is
What is open?
By increasing the diameter of the wire you do this to the resistane
What is decrease it?
Material that allows electricity to flow easily through it called
What is a conductor?
The largest form of static electricity (think weather)
What is lightning?
This device is used to measure the voltage in an electric circuit
What is a voltmeter?
This is the unit for measuring resistance.
What is an ohm?
The unit used to measure current
What is an Amp?
A negatively charged balloon and a neutral wall will...
What is attract?
The 4 main parts of any circuit
What are control device, load, source, and connectors ?
The symbol for a resistor in a circuit
What is...?
The symbol for current
What is I?
The controlled path that electricity follows called
What is a circuit?
Removal of electrons from an object
What is discharge?
These two devices automatically open a circuit if there is too much current flowing to prevent circuit from overheating.
What is a circuit breaker and fuse.
Which metal has a higher resistance - copper or tungsten?
What is tungsten?
Where is a voltmeter placed in a circuit compared to where an ammeter is placed in a circuit.
Voltmeter is outside the main circuit. Ammeter is inside the main circuit.
The name of the law that shows the mathematical relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.
What is the Ohms Law?