Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide

the flow of charged particles as they move through a conductor; also known as: Human Harnessed Electricity

• Current Electricity

• Static Electricity

• Electric Force

• Closed Circuit

no breaks in the wire or battery and the electrical current CAN flow

• Open Circuit

• Complete Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Conductor

the force between two electrically charged objects, or a changed object and a neutral object.

• Current Electricity

• Electric Force

• Complete Circuit

• Human Harnessed Electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

materials that do not allow electric currents to flow; examples: glass, rubber, and plastic

• Open Circuit

• Conductors

• Current Electricity

• Insulators

humans make this electricity happen; can be turned on and off (controlled)

• Electric Force

• Human Harnessed Electricity

• Static Electricity

• Complete Circuit

when there is a break in the circuit  and the electrical current CANNOT flow through; a switch or a break in the wire can create an open circuit

• Static Electricity

• Closed Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Electric Force

natural accumulation of electrical charges on the surface of an object; also known as naturally occurring electricity

• Static Electricity

• Electric Force

• Current Electricity

• Insulators

materials that allow electricity to flow through the circuit; examples: copper wire, silver, aluminum

• Insulators

• Closed Circuit

• Static Electricity

• Conductors

electricity that happens in nature;  example: lightning

• Human Harnessed Electricity

• Naturally Occurring Electricity

• Electric Force

• Conductor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

a circuit that has a power source (battery) and a path for the electrical current to flow (wire)

• Complete Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Electricity