How Much Do You Know About Electricity?
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2. A particle that travels around the nucleus at the center of an atom.
4. The flow of electrical charge, measured in amperage in an electric circuit is like the amount of water that comes out when you turn on a faucet.
5. A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily. Water and metal are good conductors. So is your body!
7. A material that does not allow electricity to flow through it easily. Special rubber gloves and special glass are used as insulators.
8. A closed path or loop that is needed for electricity to flow. Electricity will not flow if a circuit is open.
9. Short for voltage, a measure of the force with which electricity flows. The voltage in an electric circuit is like the pressure that pushes out water when you turn on a faucet.
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1. A type of energy carried by the movement of electrons.
2. A property of many substances that is associated with heat, light, electricity, mechanical motion, and sound.
3. Tiny particles that make everything around us. Atoms are so small that 12 trillion of them can fit in a grain of sand.
6. A measure of the work that electricity does. Watts=Amps x Volts.