Electricity Study Guide

1
Electricity Study Guide

• By Miss Lawson

2
Vocabulary

• Charge-a measure of the extra positive and
  negative particles that an object has.
• Static electricity-the charge that stays on an
  object
• Electric Field-the space where electric forces
  occur around an object

3
Vocabulary

• Electric Current- a flow of electric charges.
• Circuit-a path that is made for an electric
  current.
• Electric cell-a battery which supplies energy to
  move charges through a circuit.

4
Vocabulary

• Conductor-a material that curren can pass through
  easily.
• Insulator-a material that current cannot pass
  through easily.
• Resistor-a material that resists but doesnt stop
  the flow of charges.

5
Circuits

• Parallel circuit- has more than one path for
  current to travel.

6
Series Circuit

• Series Circuit-a circuit that has only one path
  for the current.

7
More Vocabulary

• Magnet-is an object that attracts certain
  materials, usually objects made of iron or steel.
• Magnetic Poles-the two ends of a magnet.
• Magnetic Field-the space all around a magnet
  where the force of the magnet can act.

8
Vocabulary

• Electromagnet-a wire wrapped around a core (part
  of a circuit), which makes a temporary magnet.
  See pages F24-F29.

9
Things to Know

• Be able to label a series circuit.
• Be able to explain the differences between a
  series and a parallel circuit.
• Be able to explain what happens when you get
  static (electricity).