Unit 9 Vocab

1. A negatively charged subatomic particle:

• Proton

• Coulomb

• Electron

• Resistor

A positively charged subatomic particle:

• Electron

• Ampere

• Proton

• Resistance

Law stating that the total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant:

• Coulomb’s Law

• Law of Conservation of Charge

• Ohm’s Law

• Electric Potential Law

Creating an unbalanced charge distribution in an object without direct contact:

• Polarization

• Induction

• Electric field

• Circuit diagram

Rearrangement of charges in an object caused by a nearby charged object:

• Ohmic behavior

• Resistance

• Polarization

• Electric current

The flow of electric charge:

• Voltage

• Electric circuit

• Electric current

• Induction

The unit of electric current; equal to one coulomb per second:

• Coulomb

• Ohm

• Ampere

• Volt

Current that flows in only one direction:

• Electric current

• Direct current

• Alternating current

• Resistor

Current that reverses direction back and forth at regular intervals:

• Direct current

• Pulsed current

• Electric current

• Alternating current

Direction of current flow defined as the direction a positive charge would move:

• Polarization

• Conventional current

• Circuit diagram

• Induction current