Module #12

Question 1

Charging by Conduction

Answer 1

Charging and object by allowing it to come into contact with an object that already has an electrical charge

Question 2

Charging By Induction

Answer 2

Charging an object without direct contact between the object and the charge

Question 3

Electrical Current

Answer 3

The amount of charge that travels past a fixed point in an electric circuit each second

Question 4

Conventional Current

Answer 4

Current that flows from the positive side of the battery to the negative side. This is the way current is drawn in circuit diagrams even though it is wrong

Question 5

Resistance

Answer 5

The ability of a material to impede the flow of charge

Question 6

Open Circuit

Answer 6

A circuit that does not have a complete connection between the two sides of the power source. As a result, current does not flow.

Question 7

Photon

Answer 7

A small ‘package” of light that acts like a particle