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What happens to electrically neutral objects when they gain or lose electrons?
They become charged
What is the loss of unbalanced electric charge by an object?
Electrical discharge
Materials through which electric charges move easily through are called?
electrical conductor
Materials through which electric charge cannot move easily are called?
electric insulator
What are 3 examples of electric insulators?
1. Plastic
2. Wood
3. Glass
Some of the best conductors of electric charge are ?
Metals
An electrical charge is surround by an ??
electron field
Scientists know that there is an ___________________ region around charged ojects that apply an electric force.
invisible
What is the force an electric field applies to another charged object?
Electric force
2 negative objects ??
repel each other away
2 positive objects ??
repel each other away
A positive object and a negative object ??
Attract each other
What is the loss of an unbalanced electric charge?
electric discharge
What is a material in which electric charges connot easily move?
electric insulator
What is a material in which electric charges easily move?
electric conductor
What is the force that two electrically charged objects apply to each other?
electric force
What is the invisible region around a charged object where an electric force is applied?
electric field
An electric current that only flows in one direction is a ?
direct current
An electric current that frequently changes direction ia an ?
alternating current
Sources of energy can come from what 4 things?
1. Batteries
2. Generators
3. Solar cells
4. Fuel cells
Energy transformations occur when current flows through a circuit that has ?
resistance
Electric resistance is a measure of how ?? it is for a current to pass through a material.
hard
Material with ??? electrical resistance transform more electric eneergy into other types of energy, such as a ???
high
light
Most conducotrs in a circuit are in the form of ??
wires
What are the 2 types of electric circuits? How many paths do each have?
not sure I got this right, hard to read your handwriting
1. single---one
2. parallel -- two
What is the amount of energy used to move a
coulamb(what is this?) of electrons through the circuit?
Voltage
The circuit could also contain a ?? which transforms electric energy into?
motor
mechanical energy
A machine that transforms mechanical energy to electrical energy
generator
A measure of how difficult it is for an electric current to flow in a material
electric resistance
Some magnetic materials such and iron and steel are grouped in
magnetic domains
Author
tobyjean
ID
183753
Card Set
Science Test
Description
11-16-12
Updated
2012-11-15T04:27:39Z
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