Chapter 6 Electricity Flashcards
What is electrical charge?
It is a property of matter.
What is static electricity?
The buildup of electrical charges on an object.
What are the two types of electrical charges?
Positive and Negative charges.
Where do you go if there is lightning outside?
You go find shelter (Car, truck, or building mostly helps).
What are insulators?
They are materials that do not let charges flow thorough them easily.
What are Conductors?
They are materials that let charges flow through them easily.
What does a positive and negative charge attract?
They attract one another.
What ancient word does “electricity come from?
It comes from the ancient Greek word amber.
What is lightning the discharge?
It is static electricity.
What is an electrical current?
A flow of electrical charges.
What is a circuit?
The path along an electric current flowing.
What is a series circuit?
All electrical charges flow in the same direction.
What is a parallel circuit.
It’s a circuit which an electric current flows through more than one path.
What happens when a light bulb burns out?
It becomes and open circuit.
Whats a Resistance?
It is the ability of a substance to oppose or slow down an electric current.
