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M&B Chapter 7 SG
Chapter 7 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a circuit that has only one path? | Series |
| What is a circuit that has more than one path? | Parallel |
| What does the symbol V stand for? | Volts |
| The flow of current through wire is on what current? | Electric |
| What allows electrons to move easily? | Conductors |
| What is the unit of electrical energy? | Kilowatt Hour |
| Electrical what is expressed in watts? | Power |
| A closed path through which electrons can flow is known as what? | A Circuit |
| A flashlight battery is an example of what? | A Dry Cell |
| What is the device that detects electric charges? | Electroscope |
| What is Ohm's Law? | Current is equal to the voltage difference of a circuit divided by its resistance. |
| A car battery is an example of what? | A Wet Cell |
| A metal rod that directs lightning to earth is known as what? | A lightning rod |
| The accumulation of electric charges on an object is known as what? | static electricity |
| Transferring charge by touching is charging by what? | Contact |
| One thousand watts of power used in 60 minutes is what? | 16.7 amperes |
| Electric energy is equal to what times time? | Power |
| The tendency of a material to oppose the flow of electrons is known as what? | Reistance |
| Units used to measure the rate of electron flow is known as? | amperes |
| What is the flow of electrons through a conductor? | Electric current |
| What is the rate at which electrical energy is changed to another energy form? | Electric Power |
| What does not allow electricty to flow easily? | Insulator |
| What surrounds electric charges and exerts force on other charges? | Electric field |
| What is measured in volts? | Voltage difference |
| Electrical power is equal to what times time? | Current |
| A dry cell is used in a flaslight to convert what to light? | Electrical energy |
| Thin wires have what kind of resistance to electron flow than thicker wires do? | Lesser |
| A fuse will melt if the what in a circuit becomes too high? | Current |
| Current has only one loop to flow through in a what? | Series circuit |
| Current is almost always the flow of what? | Electrons |