Vocab | Electrical Charge | Charges Moving | Types of Circuits | Safety |
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What is a circuit?
A pather through which electric current can flow
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What is matter?
An electrical charge is not something you can see, smell or weigh, but it is a property of ____.
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What is an open circuit?
A circuit with a gap or incomplete path.
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What is parallel circuit?
Electric current flows through mor than one path like a group of roads that lead to the same place but take different paths.
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What is a short circuit?
If current flows through a path with little resistance, a __ __ can result.
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What is static electricity?
The buildup of electrical charge on an object or material
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What is atoms?
Matter is made up of tiny particles.
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What is lightning?
The discharge of static electricity during a storm.
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What is false? (Batteries do not have electricity inside them.)
True or False - Batteries have electricity inside of them.
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What is a fire?
Short circuits can be dangerous, the wire can heat up and cause a ___.
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What is a conductor?
A material (copper, wood, water) through which electricity flows easily
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What is attract (each other)?
A positive charge and a negative charge will pull or _____.
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What is closed circuit?
A complete, unbroken electrical circuit.
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What is a series curcuit?
Electric current flows in the same direction along a single path, like a one way circular road.
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What is resistance?
The ability of oppose or slow electr current.
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What is an insulator?
A material (glass, plastic, rubber) that slows or stops the flow of electricity
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What is neutral? (The charges cancel each other out.)
Atoms have either a positive or negative change, and most matter has the same number of positive and negative charges. This means the matter is ____-.
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What is discharge (or a small shock)?
Fast movement of charge when you touch an object.
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What is branches?
Parellel circuits sends electricity in different paths called ______.
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What is a fuse?
A device with a thin strip of metal in it that helps prevent short circuits.
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What is current electricity?
The flow of electrical charges
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What is buildup?
Something (like wool) has more of one kind of charge than the other charge.
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What is connectors (wires)?
The simplest circuits has three parts, the power source (battery), the load (light bulb) and ______.
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What is parallel?
Electrical outlets in most home are conected in _____ circuits.
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What is a circuit breaker?
Fuses can only be used once, but a switch that protects circuits is called a ___.
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