Electricity

Question 1

The result of electrons being pulled from one surface to another is called

Answer 1

static electricity

Question 2

If you drag your feet across the carpet to create static electricity, what kind of charge do your feet become?

Answer 2

Negatively Charged

Question 3

Static Electricity is the build up of….

Answer 3

charge

Question 4

Electrons have what kind of charge?

Answer 4

Negative charge

Question 5

Protons have what kind of charge?

Answer 5

Positive charge

Question 6

Neutrons have what kind of charge?

Answer 6

Neutral

Question 7

Two positive charged objects repel or attract?

Answer 7

repel

Question 8

Two negatively charged objects repel or attract?

Answer 8

repel

Question 9

Different charged objects repel or attract?

Answer 9

attract

Question 10

What is a current?

Answer 10

a continuous flow of electrons

Question 11

What is current measured in?

Answer 11

Ampere (amps)

Question 12

The pathway the current flows creates a …

Answer 12

circuit

Question 13

What is a direct current?

Answer 13

Current that ALWAYS flows in one direction

Question 14

Alternating Currents are?

Answer 14

currents that flow in one direction then switch and flow in the other direction

Question 15

The power source for a circuit is called a

Answer 15

battery

Question 16

What does DC stand for

Answer 16

Direct Current

Question 17

What does AC stand for

Answer 17

Alternating current

Question 18

How does a battery produce electricity?

Answer 18

By changing stored chemical energy into electrical energy

Question 19

In order for electricity to be useful, we need a steady flow of it, known as a…?

Answer 19

current

Question 20

In a battery, the electrons form from where?

Answer 20

The negative terminal of the battery

Question 21

The path for electrons to move through must be a…?

Answer 21

Conductor

Question 22

What is a conductor?

Answer 22

a material that allows electrons to move through it easily

Question 23

Most metals are good or bad conductors?

Answer 23

good

Question 24

What is an insulator?

Answer 24

a material that electrons have a hard time moving through

Question 25

An example of an insulator is…?

Answer 25

Plastic

Question 26

What is the load?

Answer 26

The object that uses electricity for power?

Question 27

What is the load in the circuits you’ve been making?

Answer 27

the light bulb

Question 28

The switch controls…?

Answer 28

the flow of electrons by opening and closing the circuit

Question 29

A direct current uses what kind of power source?

Answer 29

battery

Question 30

What is a closed circuit?

Answer 30

It is when there is a complete path for current to flow

Question 31

What is an open circuit

Answer 31

When a circuit does NOT have a complete path for current to flow. It is therefore not functional.

Question 32

What are the 4 components of a circuit?

Answer 32

Power source, control device, load, wire

Question 33

Two types of control devices?

Answer 33

A resistor and a switch

Question 34

Two types of power sources?

Answer 34

battery or generator

Question 35

As elections flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal, what is created?

Answer 35

pressure

Question 36

Electrons flow from what terminal to where?

Answer 36

Negative terminal to positive

Question 37

A power source supplies?

Answer 37

a steady flow of electrons