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CURRENT
ELECTRICITY
UNITS
NORTH OR
SOUTH?
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These measure an
object’s resistance.
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What are ohms?
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Current is measured
in units called…
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What are amps?
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The amount of energy
being released per
second.
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What are watts?
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A single bolt of --------carries about 100
million volts of
electricity.
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What is lightning?
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This is the amount of
pressure at which
electricity flows. Homes
have very low
--------.
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(DD) What is
voltage?
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In magnetism, opposite
poles do what?
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What is attract?
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Compasses line up
with this pole.
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What are the
magnetic poles?
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These magnetic poles
repel.
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What are like poles?
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One of 3 metals that
can be a magnet.
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What are iron, nickel,
or cobalt?
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The reason the
geographic poles and
magnetic poles don’t line
up.
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What is the magnetic
poles are moving.
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This type of circuit has
only one path for
electricity to follow.
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What is a series
circuit?
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Most homes use these
types of circuits.
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What are parallel
circuits?
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These are safety devices
that stop the flow of
electric currents.
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What are fuses and
circuit breakers?
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In order for the lights to
be on, in what position
must the switch be
placed?
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What is closed?
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Current may flow in
two types of ways.
Name one.
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What is AC or DC?
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Lightning is an
example of this type of
electricity.
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What is static
electricity?
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Static electricity occurs
when these type of
charges build up on an
item.
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What are electrical
charges?
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Name the subatomic
particles that cause
static electricity.
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What are electrons?
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The reason we see
lightning before we
hear thunder is…
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What is the speed of
light is faster than the
speed of sound?
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The type of object you
must touch to allow
electrons to move via
static electricity.
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What is a conductor?
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A proton has this type
of charge.
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What is a positive
charge?
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This is defined as the
movement of
negatively charged
electrons.
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What is electricity?
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He is known as the
father of electricity.
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Who is Ben Franklin?
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If one bulb is out in a
parallel circuit, will
any of the others be
lit?
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What is yes?
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When the human body is
wet, it is more or less
resistant to electricity?
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What is less
resistant?
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