Chapter 20 Electricity

Material in which electrons cannot move easily (pg. 588)

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Electrons

• Circuit

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What is an example of a good insulator

• Gold

• Copper

• Rubber

• Wool

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A measure of the amount of electrical POTENTIAL ENERGY an electron flowing in a circuit can gain; measured in volts (V) (Volts) (pg. 592)

• Power

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Current

Rate at which ELECTRICAL energy is converted into other forms of energy, measured in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW) (pg. 600)

• Current

• Power

• Static Discharge

• Electric Power

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Circuit that has more than one path for electric current to follow (pg. 599)

• Parallel circuit

• Circuit

• Single circuit

• Series circuit

The flow of electric charge, measured in amperes (A) (pg. 591)

• Electric Current

• Electric Power

• Electric Resistance

• Electric Discharge

Surrounds every electric charge and exerts forces on other electric charges (pg. 587)

• Electric Current

• Electric Power

• Electric Field

• Electric Service

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Circuit that has only ONE path for electric current to follow (pg. 598)

• Series circuit

• Parallel circuit

Closed conducting loop in which electric current can flow continuously (pg. 591)

• Series circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Circuit

Attractive or repulsive force exerted by all charged objects on each other (pg. 587)

• Electric Current

• Electric force

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