science

Open or incomplete

A current cannot flow when a circuit is?

Static Electricity

Electrons that move from one object to another then stay at rest.

Negative

If an object contains more electrons that protons, what charge does it have?

Friction

Rubbing a balloon on your hair is an example of charging by?

Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

What are atoms made up of?

Thermocouple

What changes heat energy into electrical energy?

Photocell

What changes light energy into electrical energy?

Neutral charge

What charge do neutrons have?

Positive

What charge does an object have that has lost electrons?

Insulator

What does not allow electrons to flow? ex: plastic, wood, glass

Circuit Breaker

What is a device that can be reset and protects a circuit from being overloaded?

Short Circuit

What is an easier path for electrons to flow that can cause shocks or an electric fire?

Alternating Current

What is an electric current that changes directions regulary?

Series Circuit

What is an electric current with a single path?

Parallel Circuit

What is an electric current with more that one path?

Electric Discharge

What is loss of static electricity?

Contact

What is necessary for conduction to occur?

Nucleus

What is the center of an atom called where electrons swirl around?

Resistance

What is the opposition to the flow if electricity called?

Attract each other

What will happen to a proton and an electron?