Magnetism
When two magnets push away from one another; i.e. when two north or two south poles meet.
Repel
The brains of the computer
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A buildup of electric charge on an object or surface.
Static electricity
A unbroken path where electricity can flow
Circuit
A liquid or paste that conducts electricity
Electrolyte
An invisible area where magnetic forces are present.
Magnetic field
The built-in memory of a computer and it's programs
Read-only Memory (ROM)
Materials that do not carry electric current easily, i.e. plastic, glass, and wood.
Insulators
An electric circuit with a break in it.
Open circuit
A machine that uses a magnet to change mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Generator
Where is magnetic force strongest?
At the poles
What type of device uses electricity to communicate information?
Electronics
Materials that allow electric current to flow through easily, i.e. metals.
Conductors
Parallel Circuit
A wheel shaped like a fan that spins when acted on by a force.
Turbine
A temporary magnet that consists of a coil of wires wrapped around a metal core connected to a power source
Electromagnet
The temporary computer storage.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
A material that reduces the flow of electricity, it is the filament of a lightbulb
Resistor
What has only one path for the flow of electricity?
Series Circuit
What is the relationship between magnetism and electricity?
Electricity can produce magnetism and magnetism can produce electricity
When two magnets draw toward one another; happens when a north and south pole meet.
Attraction
A small circuit that has all it's various parts built into it
Integrated Circuit
The measurement of the flow of electricity in a circuit in one second.
Ampere
The unit that measures the electrical push or force in a circuit
Volt
Power generated by water turbines.
Hydroelectric power