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light bulbs filmats are _______
resistors
if one bulb burns out and it doesnt affect the other bulb it is a _______
paralell circuit
wiring that carries 115-120 _____
of electricity
bolts
the formula to find out how much current flows through a given part of a circuit in one second is watts divided by volts = _______
amps.
the size of the core, the _____ of the core, the number of coils, and the distance between the poles affects the strength of an electromagnet.
shape
a(n) _____ is a very small circuit with all of its parts built into it
integrated circuit
the parts of an electric cell are the ____,and ____
electrolyte and two metals
what are the advantages to a wet-cell battery
it produces a large amount of current for a relativly short period of time
what are the advantages to a dry-cell battery
it has an electrolyte paste between the two metals
_______ is a build up of electrical charges on the surface of an object
static electricity
_____ is the flow electrons around a circuit
current electricity
______ is a continuous unbroken path
circuit
______ is only one circuit for the electricity to travel
series circuit
_____ is the measurement of power, or how fast work is done
watt
____ is a very small circuit with all its parts built into it
integrated circuit
_____ is a machine that uses a magnet to convert motion into electrical energy
generator
____ is an electric current that carries info
electrical signal
true or false? the three parts of an electric power plant generator are a magnet, a turbine and a coil of wire
true
true or false? plastic, wood and glass are all good insulators that dont allow electricity to flow through them?
true
the _____ is the unit of measurement used to measure the the electrical push or force in a circuit
volt
the ______ _______ ______ uses open and closed circuits to communicate the numbers 0 and 1
binary number system
a _____ is a material that reduces the flow of electrons
resistor
the ________ is the unit used to measure how much current fllows through a given part of a circuit
ampere
magnetic force is strongest at the ______ of a magnet
ends
___________ conduct electricity better than insulators but not as well as conductors
semiconductors
_____ _______ signal info by opening and closing elctical circuits in a sequence
integrated circuits
a battery contains 1 or more ______ ______
electrical cells
______ discovered that current traveling througha wire produces a weak magnetic feild in the live wire
Hans Christain OeSted
_______ and _______ discovered that moving a magnet around or through aloop of wire produces electricity in the wire
Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday
______ discovered that adding a metal core to a coil of wire increases the magnetism
William Sturgeon
any material with the abbility to attract iron is a _______
magnet
magnets and ________ are similar because they both repel and attract other objects
static electricity
opposite poles of magnets ______, but two same poles of a magnet repel
attract
a(n) ____ is a coil of wire with a core attached to an electrical source
electro magnet
a(n) _____ uses a a magnet to convert motion into electrical energy
generator
magnets can be natural or _____
man made
magnets attract objects made from ______, ______, and _____
iron, nickle and cobalt
every magnet has a north and _____ pole
south
magnetic force ids strongest at the ______ of a magnet
poles
a car battery is an example of a ______ battery
wet-cell
in a "dead" battery, the metals no longer ______ with the electrolyte
react
a dry-cell battery uses an electrolyte ____ instead of a fluid
paste