Quarter 4 - NC #11

Question 1

Photon

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Charging by Induction

Answer 2

charging and object without direct contact between the object and a charge

Question 3

Charging by conduction

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Electrical current

Answer 4

the amount of charge that travels past a fixed point in an electrical circuit each second

Question 5

conventional current

Answer 5

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 6

Resistance

Answer 6

a material’s ability to impede the flow the 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.