Physical Science - Chapter 19 

a meter used to measure electric current through a circuit.

The ________ does work as it lifts the water to the storage tank, storing gravitational potential energy.

The "force "that moves electric charge carriers through an electric current; also called electric potential difference.

________: a material with zero resistance.

a meter used to measure voltage.

Charging by ________: the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object.

a power source for DC electrical systems consisting of two or more electrochemical cells.

an electrical safety device that opens the circuit by melting when an overheated condition occurs due to excessive current.

the law that states that the current in a circuit is directly related to the voltage and inversely related to the resistance.

the derived SI unit for electrical resistance.

the act of providing a path for an electric current to move into the earth.

a safety device consisting of an outlet with a built- in circuit breaker.

the field force between two charged objects

a three-dimensional region around a charged object that will apply a force on other charged objects within that region

energy that is stored by a charged object in an electric field

the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object

the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by the two objects being placed in contact with each other and the excess charge being shared

the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by allowing the electric force to move excess charge onto the second object while the two objects are not in contact with each other

electricity involving moving electric charges

the movement of electric charge through a complete loop

the loop through which current electricity can flow

an incomplete electric circuit that prevents the movement of charge

a complete electric circuit that allows charge to flow

electric current in which electric charges move in only one direction

the direction in a DC circuit that positive charges would flow; decided by agreement as the standard current direction

electric current in which the charge carriers change direction periodically

a material through which electric charge moves easily

a material through which electric charge does not move easily

the fundamental SI unit of electric current

a meter used to measure electric current through a circuit

The "force" that moves electric charge carriers through an electric current; also called electric potential difference

a meter used to measure voltage

a power source for DC electrical systems consisting of two or more electrochemical cells

the derived SI unit for electrical resistance

a material with zero resistance

the law that states that the current in a circuit is directly related to the voltage and inversely related to the resistance

an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy

an unintended path for an electric current

a circuit with only one path that electric current can take

a circuit with multiple paths that electric current can take

the work per second done or produced by an electrical system

an electrical safety device that opens the circuit by melting when an overheated condition occurs due to excessive current

an electrical safety device consisting of an automatic switch that opens when there is too much current in a circuit

the act of providing a path for electrical charge to move into the earth

a safety device consisting of an outlet with a built-in circuit breaker

the field force between two charged objects

a three-dimensional region around a charged object that will apply a force on other charged objects within that region

energy that is stored by a charged object in an electric field. the quantity depends on the magnitude of the charges and the object’s position in the field

the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object

the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by the two objects being placed in contact with each other and the excess charge being shared

the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by allowing the electric force to move excess charge onto the second object while the two objects are not in contact with each other

electricity involving moving electric charges

the movement of electric charge through a complete loop

the loop through which current electricity can flow

an incomplete electric circuit that prevents the movement of charge

the direction in a DC circuit that positive charges would flow; decided by agreement as the standard current direction

electric current in which the charge carriers change direction periodically

a material through which electric charge moves easily

a material through which electric charge does not move easily

the fundamental SI unit of electric current

an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy

an unintended path for an electric current

a circuit with only one path that electric current can take

a circuit with multiple paths that electric current can take

the work per second done or produced by an electrical system

an electrical safety device consisting of an automatic switch that opens when there is too much current in a circuit