physics Flashcards
what are the 2 types of electric charge
positive and negative
what happens when you rub balloons to you hair
it charges up the balloon
what does an electric field do
it pulls things up
whats an gravitatinal field
it pulls things down
whats electricity
a flow of charge through a circuit
where do electrons get energy from
.battery
.cell
.or power supply
what do opposites do
attract
why do electrons move from positive to negative
because negative electrons are repealed by the negative end of the battery and is attracted to the positive end of the circuit
whats a series
a circuit in witch are joined in a single loop
what does parallel mean
loops more than one branch in a circuit
what does the PD across each components add up too
the PD across the battery
whats an ammeters job
to measure an electric current
whats a volmeaters job
to record to potential difference
whats a current
the flow of electrons being taken around the circuit
what does resistance mean
is the opposition to the flow of the charge
what directions do all magnetic field lines point
south
what is energy measured in
kilo jewels (kj)
what cant energy do
be created or destroyed
what can energy do
be transferred from 1 store to another
what is atomic/nuclear
stored inside atoms
whats gravitational potential
objects in high positions
what does chemical mean
food,fuel batterys
what does kinetic mean
moving objects