Quarter 3 Benchmark

Question 1

battery

Answer 1

a device containing an electric cell or a series of electric cells storing energy that can be converted to electrical power

Question 2

circuit

Answer 2

a continuous conducting path for current

Question 3

chemical energy

Answer 3

a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds

Question 4

diagram

Answer 4

A labeled drawing that explains or shows the parts of something. Can be a type f model

Question 5

electric energy

Answer 5

a form of kinetic energy that involves the transfer of change through an electric conductor

Question 6

schematic

Answer 6

a diagram that represents an electric current using symbols

Question 7

components

Answer 7

an element or electronic device in an electric current

Question 8

ammeter

Answer 8

an instrument used to measure electric current in a circuit

Question 9

amperes

Answer 9

unit of electric current

Question 10

current

Answer 10

The net movement of electrons through a conductor. Often defined as the net amount of change passing through a conductor at a given point per unit time.

Question 11

parallel circuit

Answer 11

a circuit in which currents flows in more than one closed path

Question 12

series circuit

Answer 12

a circuit in which current flows in only one closed path

Question 13

volts

Answer 13

unit of electrical potential

Question 14

voltage

Answer 14

essentially a measure of the work associated with moving an electric charge from one point to another

Question 15

voltmeter

Answer 15

an instrument that measures electrical potential or voltage across a component or components in a circuit

Question 16

What are some characteristics of wet cell batteries?

Answer 16

batteries, electrolyte-liquid

Question 17

What are some characteristics of dry cell batteries?

Answer 17

battery, electrolyte-past

Question 18

What characteristics to wet and dry cell batteries share?

Answer 18

batteries, transfers energy, cell, positive and negative terminals, electrodes and electrolytes

Question 19

Ohm’s law

Answer 19

the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance is expressed mathematically

Question 20

Ohm’s Law: What is the formula to find voltage?

Answer 20

V= I x R

Question 21

Ohm’s Law: What is the formula to find current?

Answer 21

I= V/R

Question 22

Ohm’s Law: What is the formula for resistance?

Answer 22

R=V/1

Question 23

kinetic energy

Answer 23

energy associated with moving objects

Question 24

magnet

Answer 24

a material that has the ability to attract or repel other magnetic materials

Question 25

electromagnet

Answer 25

a system that uses coil of wire around a conductive metal core (usually iron) to convert electrical energy into magnetic energy

Question 26

magnetic field

Answer 26

a space or an area in which magnetic forces can be observed

Question 27

magnetism

Answer 27

a phenomenon associated with magnets

Question 28

like forces _______.

Answer 28

repel

Question 29

different forces ________.

Answer 29

attract

Question 30

north forces have arrows that direct _________.

Answer 30

outward

Question 31

south forces have arrows that direct _________.

Answer 31

inward

Question 32

potential energy

Answer 32

stored energy, like the energy in a battery

Question 33

thermal energy

Answer 33

the energy of molecules in motion

Question 34

nuclear energy

Answer 34

potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

Question 35

chemical energy

Answer 35

a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds that link atoms

Question 36

magnetic energy

Answer 36

the energy stored in a material that produces a magnetic field

Question 37

elastic energy

Answer 37

a form of kinetic energy that involves the transfer of change through an electrical conductor

Question 38

electrical energy

Answer 38

a form of kinetic energy that involves the transfer of charge through an electrical conductor

Question 39

electromagnetic energy (solar and light)

Answer 39

consists of the range of waves that make up the entire electromagnetic spectrum

Question 40

what energys are considered potential energys?

Answer 40

nuclear, chemical, magnetic, and elastic

Question 41

what energys are considered kinetic energy?

Answer 41

thermal, electric, and electromagnetic

Question 42

what is the formula for potential energy?

Answer 42

w x h

Question 43

what is the formula for kinetic energy?

Answer 43

1/2mv squared