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2/26 electricity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a material that transfers heat well | conductor |
| a complete path that electricity can move through is a | circuit |
| a material that does not transfer heat very well | insulator |
| the region of magnetic force surrounding a magnet is called | magnetic field |
| the buildup of electrical charge on a material | static electricity |
| the movement of an electrical charge from one object to another is | discharge |
| the pull of a magnet is strongest at its | poles |
| the person who discovered that lightning is a form of electricity found in nature | Benjamin Franklin |
| inventor of the first electric light bulb | Thomas Edison |
| when current flows through wire wrapped in coils around a bar magnet, a temporary magnet is created known as.... | an electro magnet |
| poles are found at the _____ of a magnet | ends |
| an example of a good insulator | rubber |
| rubbing a balloon with a cloth gives it a negative charge. It sticks to the wall because the wall provides a... | positive charge |
| person who discovered that by moving a magnet near a wire, electricity could be made; also invented the first transformer | Michael Faraday |
| how the poles of a magnet affect each other | like poles repel/unlike poles attract |
| the name for the devisce that controls the current in a circuit | switch |
| current electricity | |
| metal | |
| parallel circuit |