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Y8 Electricity and Magnetism

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Electricity that has several paths the current can take

parallel circuit

10

A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

battery

10

Charge of electrons

negative

5

When electricity flows it is called a __________________

current

15

Which of the following would be the better insulator? Plastic, copper wire, graphite

plastic

15

A voltmeter measures

potential difference

10

What shows how difficult it is for current to flow through a circuit

resistance

20

Do conductors or insulators have a higher resistance?

insulators

5

A compass contains a small ___________ which can spin

magnet

15

a soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.

electromagnet

20

visual tool used to represent magnetic fields

magnetic field lines

20

Potential difference divided by resistance equals

current

25

an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electrical current) in one or more directions.

conductor

10

a material in which the electron does not flow freely or the atom of the material

insulator

15

The part of a circuit which can control whether electricity flows

switch

20

When a switch is opened in a circuit it is referred to as

incomplete (circuit)

15