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Electricity

Terms

AB
Electrons are part of theseAtoms
A circuit that follows only one pathseries
Circuit that follows more than one pathParallel
The pressure of electrons pushing throug a wireVolts
The number or flow of electronsAmperes
A load or something that causes resistance in a circuitLight bulb, buzzer, motor
The way scientists direct lightning to the groundLighting rods
Examples of insulatorsclay, rubber, plastic
The end of the battery that the electrons leaveNegative
The end of the battery where electrons returnPositive
The type of metal most used in wireCopper
The part of the circuit that turns it on and offSwitch
The way that electricity will go if given the chanceEasiest path with no resistors
Photovoltaic or solar cells take energy from hereSun
An animal that can make electrical chargesElectric Eel
The kind of reactions that push electrons from batteriesChemical
The amount of amps it takes to stop a human heartOne
The part of your body that creates electricity by chemical reactionsCells
Amount of current flowing through your body right now200-300 volts
The inventor of the + and - chargesBenjamin Franklin
A high energy current from the sun that is caugh and guided by the earth's magnetic fieldNorthern lights
Formula for wattsVolts X Amps
Meaning of a circuitTo go around
The part of the lightbulb that electrons struggle throughFilament
These flows through wire to make electricityElectrons
What electricians call an unwanted flow of electricity in a circuitShort Circuit
The amount of volts coming from an regular wall outlet110 Volts
Amount of volts that a stove wall outlet needs220 volts

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