1. .

Which of the
following are sources
of mechanical energy?
Cars and trucks
2. alternating circuit current in which electrons move
back and forth
3. ampere the basic unit of electric current
adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites
4. atom (physics and chemistry) the
smallest component of an element
having the chemical properties of
the element
5. attract exert a force on (a body) causing it
to approach or prevent it from
moving away
6. Because those
materials are good
insulators
switch
7. charge a special assignment that is given
to a person or group
8. circuit (law) a judicial division of a state or
the United States (so-called because
originally judges traveled and held
court in different locations)
9. closed circuit a complete electrical circuit around
which current flows or a signal
circulates
10. current a steady flow (usually from natural
causes)
11. direct circuit current in which the elctrons move
in one direction
12. Electric current that
splits and follows
more than one path to
return to the source.
parallel circuit
13. Electric current
where electrons
follows only one path.
series circuit
14. Electricity is a form
of:
energy
15. electron an elementary particle with
negative charge
16. The electrons stop
flowing, and the
current stops
static electricity
17. fuse any igniter that is used to initiate
the burning of a propellant
18. insulator a wire that is covered with rubber or
plastic
19. Kilowatt-
hour
A unit of electric energy equal to the work done
by one kilowatt acting for one hour.
20. lightning the flash of light that accompanies an electric
discharge in the atmosphere (or something
resembling such a flash)
21. load goods carried by a large vehicle
22. negative a piece of photographic film showing an image
with black and white tones reversed
23. neutron an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass
about equal to a proton
24. ohm German physicist who formulated Ohm's Law
(1787-1854)
25. parallel
circuit
a circut with two or more resitors where the
electricity has more than one path to travel
26. proton a stable particle with positive charge equal to
the negative charge of an electron
27. repel reject outright and bluntly
28. series
circuit
an electric circut with a single path
29. short
circuit
accidental contact between two points in an
electric circuit that have a potential difference
30. static
elecricity
electricity that doesn't flow
31. static
electricity
electricity produced by friction
32. switch the act of changing one thing or position for
another
33. terminals points which must be touched in order to make
a complete circuit.
34. transformer a device that either raises or lowers the voltage
of electricity
35. transistor a semiconductor device capable of
amplification
36. volt a unit of potential equal to the potential
difference between two points on a conductor
carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power
dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
electricity
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37. watt Scottish engineer and inventor whose
improvements in the steam engine led
to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
38. Watt-hour A unit of energy, especially electrical
energy, equal to the work done by one
watt acting for one hour and
equivalent to 3,600 joules.
39. What are the
building blocks that
make you
everything?
atoms
40. What are the three
components of a
circuit?
Energy source, conductor, and
receiver
41. What changes
mechanical energy
into electrical
energy?
A generator
42. What does AC stand
for?
Alternating current
43. What happens if
you disconnect a
circuit from its
positive terminal?
The electrons stop flowing, and the
current stops
44. What is static
electricity caused
by?
An imbalance of positive and negative
charges
45. What kind of
charge does a
proton have?
Positive
46. What kind of
charge does an
electron have?
Negative
47. What kind of
current do
generators make?
Alternating current
48. What should you
never bring near an
electric appliance?
water
49. What type of
electric current
runs in homes?
Alternating current
50. When does an atom
have a neutral
charge?
When it has an equal number of
protons and neutrons
51. When does static
electricity build up?
When electrons are pulled from one
surface to another
52. When two object
move away from
each other they also
repel
53. When two objects move
toward each other they
also:
attract
54. Which best describes
static electricity?
It's a one-time shock of electricity,
like the electricity from a
lightning bolt
55. Which of the following
is a form of static
electricity?
Lightning
56. Which of the following
is NOT a source of
electricity?
A lightbulb
57. Which of these
materials is a
conductor?
Copper
58. Which of these
materials is an
insulator?
Rubber
59. Why do we coat wires
with plastic or rubber?
Because those materials are good
insulators
60. wire ligament made of metal and used
to fasten things or make cages or
fences etc