Unit 5: Electricity and Magnetism

What are different types of electricity?

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

• Solar Electricity

• Wind Electricity

Current electricity is formed by:

• the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• the accumulation of electric charge on an object

• the conversion of light energy into electrical energy

• the chemical reaction in a battery

Electricity flows through what type of materials?

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Semiconductors

• Resistors

Electricity does NOT flow through which type of materials?

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Metals

• Liquids

What type of materials act like both conductors and insulators?

• Semiconductors

• Superconductors

• Insulators

• Conductors

What are the parts of an electric circuit?

• Voltage, amperage, frequency, impedance
• Power source, conductors, load, switch.
• Battery, resistor, capacitor, diode
• Generator, insulator, transformer, relay

What are different types of electric circuits?

• Resistor, Capacitor, Series, Parallel

• Series, Parallel, , Open, Closed

• AC, DC, Hybrid, Electronic

• Short Circuit, Grounded Circuit, Isolated Circuit

Electronic circuits are:

• a type of software program

• using semiconductors such as diodes and transistors

• used only in TVs and computers

• are powering light bulbs

What forces are exerted by magnets?

• Gravitational and electrical forces

• Nuclear and frictional forces

• Magnetic and gravitational forces

• Magnetic and electrical forces

What causes a magnetic field?

• Electric currents

• Gravitational forces

• Thermal energy

• Sound waves