Electricity Test Flashcards
Why would a balloon rubbed over hair stick better to a wall compared to a balloon rubbed over a wooden table and then to the wall?
Because there is more STATIC electricity generated between the ballon and hair.
What would happen if two ballons if they had the same charge?
They will repel when placed together
Which one would attract small pieces of paper: Rubbing PVC pipe together with steel wool or Rubbing a PVC pipe together with a fabric softener?
Rubbing PVC pipe together with steel wool
What happens when static electricity is discharged?
Light is released and you will feel a shock
What happens if you add more batteries to a circuit containing light bulbs?
The bulb will become brighter
What do metal objects conduct?
They conduct electricity
What are non-metallic objects used for?
As insulators
If you try an experiment and reach a different result than a neighbor, what is the best way to find out who is right?
To retest
If you have a different theory than another student in how to reach a desired result, the best way to find out which theory will work is to?
Try them both and compare results
The act of coming together?
Attract
The act of pushing apart?
Repel
A small device that stores energy in a chemical form?
Battery
A material that allows electricity to go through it?
Conductor
A reference to the amount of devices which are in a circuit?
load
More devices in the circuit increase what?
The load
