Electricity

Question 1

What is electrons ability to move?

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

What is the force exerted by an electron on anything that has an electric charge?

Answer 2

Electric Field

Question 3

What is the force that pushes electrons?

Answer 3

Electrostatic force

Question 4

Opposite charges attract or repel?

Answer 4

Attract

Question 5

Like charges attract or repel?

Answer 5

Repel

Question 6

What is it when a material has an excess of a lack of electrons?

Answer 6

Static electricity

Question 7

What is the movement of electrons to relieve a separation in charge?

Answer 7

Static discharge

Question 8

What moves electrons through wire?

Answer 8

Electrostatic force

Question 9

What is material that allows electrons to move through it easily?

Answer 9

Conductor

Question 10

In a conductor are electrons loosely held or tightly held?

Answer 10

Loosely

Question 11

What are examples of conductors?

Answer 11

Metals like copper and silver

Question 12

What is material that doesn’t allow electrons to move through it easily?

Answer 12

Insulator

Question 13

In a insulator are electrons loosely held or tightly held?

Answer 13

Tightly

Question 14

What are examples of insulators?

Answer 14

Plastic, wood, rubber, and glass

Question 15

What happens as water/electrons move?

Answer 15

They can do work

Question 16

What is the amount of potential energy (pressure) stored in the electrons?

Answer 16

Voltage Potential Difference

Question 17

What does a large separation of charge do?

Answer 17

It creates high voltage

Question 18

What is the “pump” for electrons?

Answer 18

A battery

Question 19

What is a closed path through which electrons can flow?

Answer 19

Circuit

Question 20

What is a circuit that is complete, where electrons can flow?

Answer 20

Closed circuit

Question 21

What is a circuit where the continuity has been broken by an interruption in the path for electrons to flow?

Answer 21

Open circuit

Question 22

What is an electric circuit offering little or no resistance to the flow of electrons?

Answer 22

Short circuit

Question 23

Why is a short circuit dangerous?

Answer 23

The high currents encountered can cause large amounts of heat energy to be released

Question 24

What is a source of electricity?

Answer 24

A battery

Question 25

What will open or close the circuit?

Answer 25

A switch

Question 26

What converts electrical energy into light?

Answer 26

A lamp

Question 27

What is a series circuit?

Answer 27

A current travels in a single path

Question 28

What stops the flow of current in a series circuit?

Answer 28

A break

Question 29

What happens to a series circuit as lights are added?

Answer 29

It gets dimmer

Question 30

What is a parallel circuit?

Answer 30

A current travels in multiple paths

Question 31

Which path do parallel circuit usually take?

Answer 31

The path of least resistance

Question 32

What is the measure of the opposition to the flow of electrons?

Answer 32

Resistance

Question 33

What is the uniform flow of electrons through a circuit?

Answer 33

Current

Question 34

What is Ohms Law?

Answer 34

Voltage = Current x Resistance

Question 35

The amount of work to be done in a certain amount of time

Answer 35

Power

Question 36

What is the symbol and unit of measurement for current?

Answer 36

1. I

2. Ampere - AMP

Question 37

What is the symbol and unit of measurement for voltage?

Answer 37

1. V

2. Volts

Question 38

What is the symbol and unit of measurement for resistance?

Answer 38

1. R

2. Ohm

Question 39

What is the symbol and unit of measurement for power?

Answer 39

1. W

2. Watts