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Electricity
Wehlander
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Material that resists but doesn't stop the flow of electric current | Resistor |
| Flow of electric charges | Electric Current |
| Space around a magnet where the force of the magnet acts | Magnetic field |
| Provides a source of energy | battery |
| Object that attracts things made of iron or steel | Magnet |
| Space around an object where electric forces occur | Electric field |
| Path made for an electric current | Circuit |
| Material that electric current can pass through easily | Conductor |
| Arrangement of wire wrapped around a core | Electromagnet |
| Material that electric current cannot easily pass through | Insulator |
| Circuit with one path for electric current | Series circuit |
| Circuit with more than one path for electric current | Parallell circuit |
| If an object has more protons than electrons, what type of charge does it have? | Positive |
| Two objects with the same charges will do what? | Repel |
| Copper wire is an example of what? | Conductor |
| By turning current on or off, decreasing the amount of current or adding coils can control this. | Electromagnet |
| What is static electricity? | a build up of electric charge on something |
| What is a machine that changes electrical energy into energy of motion? | electric motor |
| What type of charge does an atom have if it has the same number of positive and negative charges? | neutral |
| Does a circuit need to be open or closed in order to work? | closed |