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Unit 1 - Electricity Flashcards

1
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What is a triboelectric series?

A

A chart that shows different materials.

The higher a material is on the series, the greater its tendency to lose electrons

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2
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Name three good conductors

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Copper
Aluminum
Iron
Mercury
Other minerals
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3
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Name three good insulators

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Rubber
Wood
Plastic
Pure water

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4
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Name three FAIR conductors

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Water with minerals
Moist air
Human body
Carbon
Soil
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5
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What does the law of attraction state?

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Opposites attract, and same charge repel.

Negative —> Positive

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6
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In a series circuit, what happens when you double the load?

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Double the load, HALF THE CURRENT.
For example, if a series circuit has a current of 0.30 C/s with one light bulb, when you add another light bulb it will be 0.15C/s

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What is Kirkoff’s law for a series circuit?

Current and voltage

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The current is the same throughout the circuit, no matter where you measure it.
I=I=I=I=I…
The total voltage is obtained by adding all the voltage drops in the circuit.
Total voltage = V+V+V+V+V…

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What does kirkoff’s law state for parallel circuits?

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The voltage is the same throughout the circuit, no matter where you measure it.
V=V=V=V=V…
The total current is obtained by adding all the current drops in the circuit.
Total current = I+I+I+I+I+I…

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9
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What is the formula for finding the voltage is a circuit?

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V = IR

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10
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How do you charge something by contact?

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Charging by contact occurs when electrons are transferred from the charged object to the neutral object that it touches.

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11
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Define ‘power’ in electricity

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Power is the amount of energy used per second.

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12
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What particle is transferred to create electricity?

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Electrons.

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13
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How does friction affect electrons?

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It can transfer them from one element to another depending on their places in the triboelectric series.

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14
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What’s the term used to explain the triboelectric series?

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Electron affinity.

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15
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How do charges behave?

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Opposites attract, like charges repel.

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16
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When is water an insulator?

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When it is pure. Otherwise dissolved minerals act as conductors.

17
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How can you detect static charge?

A

Using an electroscope, or a pith ball.

18
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What is ground?

A

A thing with so many electrons that is can neutralize anything that it is connected to.

19
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What is induction?

A

The movement of electrons caused by other charged object that are not in contact.

20
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How does charging by induction occur?

A

A charged object is brought near but not touched to a neutral conducting object. The presence of a charged object near a neutral conductor will induce electrons within the conductor to move.

21
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What is electrical discharge?

A

The spark from static electricity moving.

22
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Why does lightning strike?

A

The electron buildup at the bottom of the cloud build up and create a positive charge on the ground, which it then compensates for by discharging electrons in the form of lightning.

23
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How does a Van de Graff generator work?

A

The friction between the rubber belt and the comb create a negative charge, which is transferred to the metal sphere.

24
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What is a load in a circut?

A

A part of a circuit that converts electrical energy into another type of energy.

25
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What is a source?

A

A part of a circuit that converts any type of energy into electrical energy.

26
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What is a conductor?

A

Part of a circuit that allows electrons to flow.

27
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What is a control?

A

A part of a circuit that toggles the flow of electrons.

28
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What is an electrolyte?

A

A liquid or paste that contains chemicals that form ions.

29
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What is an electrode?

A

A strip of metal that reacts with electrolytes.

30
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What is the difference between a wet and dry cell?

A

A wet cell uses liquid, and a dry cell uses a paste.

31
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What path do electrons take?

A

The path of least resistance.

32
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What are conductors?

A

An object or type of material that allows the flow of electrical current in one or more directions

33
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What are insulators?

A

An object or type of material that does not allow electrical current to flow freely through it.

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