| Vocabulary | ||
| #1 | What is a form of energy produced by moving electrons? | electricity |
| #2 | What is a magnet made by coiling a wire around a piece of iron and running electricity through the wire? | electromagnet |
| #3 | What is the build up of charges on an object called? | static electricity |
| #4 | What is a material that conducts electricity poorly? | insulator |
| #5 | What is the path an electric current follows called? | electric circuit |
| Circuits | ||
| #1 | What are the two kinds of circuits? | series and parallel |
| #2 | What circuit has only one path for the current to follow? | series |
| #3 | What happens in a series circuit if one wire breaks? | everything loses electric current |
| #4 | What advantages do parallel circuits have over series circuits? | if one appliance is turned off, the others stay on & you can connect more devices |
| #5 | What two things are needed in an electric circuit for current to flow? | it needs a source of current,electrons,& the circuit has to be complete |
| Electricity | ||
| #1 | What is electricity that flows along a path? | current electricity |
| #2 | What is the material called that allows electricity to flow easily through it? | conductor |
| #3 | What is a device that acts like a magnet when electricity is flowing through it? | electromagnet |
| #4 | When a microwave oven's timer beeps, to what kind of energy is electricity being changed? | sound |
| #5 | Which part of an atom is involved in electricity? | electron |
| Watt are you talking about? | ||
| #1 | What is the path that electric current follows called? | electric circuit |
| #2 | Which kind of circuit is used for the wiring in buildings? | parallel |
| #3 | What device is used to start and stop the flow of electric current in a circuit? | a switch |
| #4 | What are copper and aluminum? | electrical conductors |
| #5 | What unit measures the amount of electrical energy a device uses each second? | watt |
| What kind.... | ||
| #1 | Is water a conductor or insulator? | conductor |
| #2 | Electricity is changed to what kind of energy by a lamp? | light |
| #3 | Electricity is changed to what kind of energy by a toaster? | heat |
| #4 | Electricity is changed to what kind of energy in a motor? | mechanical |
| #5 | Electricity is a form of what? | energy |
| Final Question | |
| How do neutrons affect electric charge? | neutrons have no effect on electric charge |