Electrical Circuits Study Guide
Quiz on Friday, February 20
The mid-unit quiz is primarily focused on the vocabulary learned to this point, as well as questions regarding the charge of some images.
One: be able to determine if an image is positively charged, negatively charged, or neutral by counting if there are more + signs (positive charges), more - signs (negative charges), or if there are the same number of + and - signs (neutral).
Two: be able to use a word bank to match the vocabulary words to their definitions.
atoms: the basic building blocks of all things
proton: the positively charged particle of an atom
electron: the negatively charged particle of an atom
neutron: the particle of an atom that is neutral
conductor: material that does allow electricity to flow through it
insulator: material that does not allow electricity to flow through it
electric current: the movement or flow of electric charge
series circuit: parts of a circuit that are connected in one pathway
parallel circuit: parts of a circuit connected through more than one path
closed circuit: complete path through which electricity can flow
open circuit: an incomplete path through which electricity cannot flow
static electricity: a buildup of electric charge