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| What kind of electricity is lightning? |
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| What device is often used to protect a building from lightning damage? |
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| What is the name of the type of light bulb that has electricity flow through a filament so that it glows? |
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| What is the name of the kind of light bulb that has electricty flow so that excites a mercury vapor that then makes a phospor coating glow? |
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| What are the positive and negative poles on a battery called? |
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| a substance that allows electricity (or heat) to pass through it |
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| A substance that prevents or slows the movement of electricty (or heat) through it |
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| a battery that has the reacting energy producting chemicals in a solid form |
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| A battery that has at least some of the reacting energy producting chemicals in a liquid form |
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| A simple form of a diagram or drawing representing something such as an electrical circuit |
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| Will a closed circuit allow a light to go on? |
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| Will an open circuit allow a light to go on? |
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| What is a series circuit? |
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| a circuit with only one possible path for the electricty to flow |
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| What is a parallel circuit? |
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| A circuit with two or more possible paths for the electricity to flow |
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| What happens when the wire leads attached to a battery are switched? |
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| the electricity flows in the opposite direction |
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| How does rubbing a wool cloth on styrofoam build up a static electric charge? |
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| the friction from rubbing the cloth on the styrofoam excites the electrons which builds up the charge |
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| What is the type (category) of energy that could do something but is not yet doing anything? |
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| What is the type (category) of energy in moving things? |
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| What charge is on an electron? |
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| the path through which electric current passes |
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| What is the name of the device that measures current? |
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| What is the unit used to measure current? |
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| What is the device used to measure voltage? |
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| What is the unit used to measure voltage? |
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| What is the unit used to measure power? |
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| a device (such as a light bulb or fan) that slows the current in a circuit |
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| What is the unit to measure resistance? |
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| What is the difference in electrical charge between two points across a battery called? |
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| What happens when you add more batteries in series? |
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| What happens to how long batteries last when you connect them in parallel? |
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| The batteries will last longer in parallel than in series |
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| If you want a light bulb to shine brighter what should you do when connecting the batteries? |
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| Connect the batteries in series |
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| A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy |
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| A light bulb converts electrical energy into _____ and _____. |
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| A power plant often uses a method to create steam that turns a _____. |
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| Name the two metals we used to make a homemade battery. |
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| When batteries are arranged in parallel they will have same _______ as one battery |
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| When batteries are arranged in series they will have greater ________ than one battery. |
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| Materials that allow electric current to pass are called _____ |
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| Materials that interfere with electricity passing through them are called ______. |
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| A circuit that is open (will/will not) allow electricity to pass |
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| A circuit must be _____ in order for electricity to pass. |
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| Describe what a schematic of a bulb looks like |
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| a circle with a loop in it |
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| describe what a schematic of a battery looks like |
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| two parallel lines, one shorter than the other |
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| describe what a schematic of a switch looks like |
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| a line between two small circles |
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| Describe what a schematic of a voltmeter looks like |
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| a square or a circle with a V in it |
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| Describe what a schematic of an ammeter looks like |
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| A square or a circle with an A in it |
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