Module 12 Vocabulary

Question 1

Photon

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Charging by conduction

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Charging by induction

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Electrical current

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Conventional current

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Resistance

Answer 6

The ability of a material to impede the flow of charge

Question 7

Open circuit

Answer 7

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