Vocabulary
Circuits
Stars
The Big Bang
Mixed Bag
100
a form of energy
What is Electricity?
100
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out all the other bulbs in the circuit go out too
What is a series circuit?
100

A process that takes place that turns Hydrogen into Helium and energy

What is fusion?

100

The primary two elements formed in the Big Bang

What are Hydrogen and Helium?

100
the type of circuit found in most homes
What is a parallel circuit?
200
the path which electrons follow
What is a circuit?
200
a circuit in which electrons have only one path to follow
What is a series circuit?
200

Stage of a star life cycle described as a high energy explosion

What is supernova?

200
The approximate age of the universe

What is 13.7 billion years?

200
the unit of measure of electrical current (the push behind an electric current)
What is a volt?
300
a material through which electrons will flow
What is a conductor?
300
A type of circuit in which the electrons create too much heat (maybe even fire) when they don't go through a bulb or other device
What is a short circuit?
300

The stage that begins the star life cycle

What is a nebula?

300

The study of the structure of the universe

What is cosmology? 
300

Copper is a good...

What is a conductor?

400
when a conductor blocks the movement of electrons
What is resistance?
400
wiring in which there is more than one path for the electrons to follow
What is a parallel circuit?
400

a force that causes a nebula to contract

What is gravity?

400

The "glow" left behind from the Big Bang

What is Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?

400
a material that does not allow electricity to move through it
What is an insulator?
500

the units of resistance

What are Ohms?

500
When electrons pass from one wire to another, taking an easier route and heating the wires
What is a short circuit?
500

A characteristic of a star that is the most important factor in determining its evolution and fate

What is mass?

500

This man discovered red shift

Who is Edwin Hubble?

500
a device used to start and stop the flow of electricity
What is a switch?