Potpourri Static Electricity Parallel vs. Series Parts of a Circuit Math
100
What is Current
This flows from the positive terminal in a battery to the negative terminal in a battery.
100
Opposites attract
What is the relationship between unlike charges
100
Series
In what type of circuit, if one light bulb goes out, the rest go out.
100
Amps
What unit do we use to measure current
100
24 Amps
You charge your phone is a 120 V outlet. Your phone has a resistance of 5 ohms. What is the current running through your phone?
200
"I"
What is the letter used to represent Current
200
the electron
What particle of an atom is responsible for creating ions, or charged particles
200
parallel
What type of circuit provides multiple paths for the current to flow.
200
Ohms
What unit do we use to measure Resistance
200
10 Ohms
You travel to Europe. You plug a toaster into a 220 V outlet and it has 22 Amps of current running through it. What is the resistance?
300
Lightning causes the air around it to heat up rapidly and expand. The expansion of that air creates a sound called thunder
What is the cause of thunder?
300
The particles in the cloud become charged and the unstable forces strike ground to become neutral.
How does lightning strike
300
parallel
How are your homes wired
300
A fuse
A devise that works to protect a circuit. If it runs too hot, the metal will melt and break the circuit?
300
P= IV
What is the equation to find the power rating of an appliance?
400
Static Electricity
Electricity that is not moving is called...
400
Your hair becomes negatively charged and like charges repel from each other.
Why does your hair stand on end when touching a Van De Graaff
400
Negative to positive
Electrons in a current flow which direction?
400
Battery
What type of symbol illustrates the part of a circuit which is measured in volts?
400
5 V
A curling iron has a power rating of 75 W. If it has a current of 15 Amps running through it, what type of outlet is it plugged into?
500
An automatic switch that flips a circuit when it is running to many amps
What is a circuit breaker
500
Not moving
What does the work static mean
500
Parallel
In what type of circuit, if you add more bulbs they stat the same brightness
500
Ohms Law
What shows us the relationship between current, resistors, and voltage?
500
.5 Amps
Your alarm clock is plugged into a 120 Volt outlet and it has a power rating of 60 W. What is the current running through the alarm clock?






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