Cubangbang #121091 Word Scramble
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Chapter 8 Definition | Chapter 8 Vocab |
Has only one path for electricity to travel | series circuit |
Has multiple paths for electricity to travel | parallel circuit |
Any material that has the ability to attract iron | Magnet |
A continuous unbroken path | circuit |
a very small circuit with all the parts built into it | integrated circuit |
A material through which electricity cannot flow | insulator |
A material that reduces the flow of electricity | resistor |
A liquid or paste substance that conducts electricity | electrolyte |
Uses a magnet to convert motion into electrical energy | generator |
A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily | conductor |
Occurs when electrons flow through a circuit | Current electricity |
Is produced when two objects rub together | Static electricity |
Good insulators | Plastic, wood, glass |
A conductor that can be moved to close or open the circuit | Switch |
Magnetic force is strongest at what part | The ends or poles of the magnet |
The area of magnetic force around the magnet | Magnetic field |
Televisions use an electric current called what to carry information when broadcasting programs | ? |
Signal information by opening and closing electrical circuits in sequence | Integrated circuits |
Brain of the computer that tells the other parts of the computer what to do | Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
Which unit measures how much current flows through a given part of a circuit in 1 second? | ampere |
Which unit measures the amount of electrical push, or force in a circuit? | Volt |
Which unit measures power, or how fast work is done? | Watt |
A coil of wire with a core attached to an electrical source | Electromagnet |
The filament on a light bulb | Resistor |
Who discovered that current traveling through a wire produces a weak magnetic field in the live wire? | Hans Christian Oersted |
Who discovered that adding a metal core to a coil of wire increased magnetism | William Sturgeon |
Who discovered that moving a magnet around or through a loop of wire produces electricity in the wire? | Joseph Henry & Michael Faraday |
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