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Question 1

outermost electron orbital shell

Answer 1

valence shell
some materials have loosely bound electrons here

Question 2

conductors

Answer 2

materials (ie - atoms) that pass electrons more easily than others

Question 3

insulators

Answer 3

do not have free electrons

cannot pass electrons between other atoms

Question 4

circuit

Answer 4

route along which electrons can flow

Question 5

voltage

Answer 5

pushing force of electrons within a circuit

like pressure in a water pipe

Question 6

Volt

Answer 6

joule per coulomb

amount of work per group of flowing electrons

Question 7

current

Answer 7

the flow of electrons past a single point in a circuit within a set amount of time

measured in Amps (Amperes)

1 Amp = 1 Coulomb
6 quintillion electrons per second

Question 8

resistance

Answer 8

restriction to the flow of electrons

measured in Ohms

longer thinner wires provide more resistance

Question 9

resistors

Answer 9

restrict flow of current to protect electrical components

Question 10

how does resistance occur

Answer 10

flowing electrons collide with atoms

results in heat and light energy

Question 11

inductor

Answer 11

current passing through a coiled wire

intensifies the magnetic field generated when current passes through a wire

Question 12

increasing strength of an inductor

Answer 12

wrapping coil around an iron core

increasing coil turns

increase current

Question 13

electromagnetic induction

Answer 13

current/voltage induced when a magnetic field passes through a coil of wire

Question 14

transformers

Answer 14

using electromagnetic induction, induce voltage into a second coil

Question 15

capacitor

Answer 15

forces negative/positive charges to separate across two plates

causes a buildup of electrons within an electric field