Topic 7 Vocabulary Quizs

Electric power

• The rate at which electrical energy is used to do work; expressed in watts (W).
• The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
• A material that conducts heat well. Or A material that allows electric charges to flow.
• A material that does not conduct heat well.
• A buildup of charges on an object.

Electric power

• The rate at which electrical energy is used to do work; expressed in watts (W).
• The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
• A material that conducts heat well. Or A material that allows electric charges to flow.
• A material that does not conduct heat well.
• A buildup of charges on an object.

Battery

• A device that is made of several cells and that produces an electric current by converting chemical energy into electrical energy.
• The force between two charged objects
• The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
• A material that conducts heat well. Or A material that allows electric charges to flow.
• A material that does not conduct heat well.

Resistance

• The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object
• A continuous flow of charge caused by the motion of electrons; the rate at which charge passes a given point; expressed in amperes (A).
• The difference in electrical potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit.
• The rate at which electrical energy is used to do work; expressed in watts (W)
• A complete, closed path through which electric charges flow.

Solenoid

• A coil of wire that produces an electric field when carrying an electric current.
• Any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.
• The parts of a magnet where the magnetic effects are strongest.
• A force produced when magnetic poles interact.
• A magnet created by wrapping a coil of wire with a current running though it around a core of material that is easily magnetized.

Current

• A continuous flow of charge caused by the motion of electrons; the rate at which charge passes a given point; expressed in amperes (A).
• The force between two charged objects
• The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
• A material that conducts heat well. Or A material that allows electric charges to flow.
• A material that does not conduct heat well.

Electromagnet

• A magnet created by wrapping a coil of wire with a current running though it around a core of material that is easily magnetized.
• Any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.
• The parts of a magnet where the magnetic effects are strongest.
• A force produced when magnetic poles interact.
• A coil of wire that produces an electric field when carrying an electric current.

Parallel circuit

• An electric circuit in which different parts of the circuit are on separate branches.
• A continuous flow of charge caused by the motion of electrons; the rate at which charge passes a given point; expressed in amperes (A).
• The difference in electrical potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit.
• The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object
• The rate at which electrical energy is used to do work; expressed in watts (W)

Static electricity

• A buildup of charges on an object.
• The force between two charged objects
• The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
• A material that conducts heat well. Or A material that allows electric charges to flow.
• A material that does not conduct heat well.

Series circuit

• An electric circuit in which all parts are connected one after another along one path.
• A continuous flow of charge caused by the motion of electrons; the rate at which charge passes a given point; expressed in amperes (A).
• The difference in electrical potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit.
• The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object
• The rate at which electrical energy is used to do work; expressed in watts (W)