Electricity Study Guide

Electricity Review

List of Terms

Proton               

Neutron             

Electron             

Atomic number          

Mass number

Orbital               

Nucleus             

Ion                     

Cation                        

Anion

Conduction       

Induction          

Friction              

Static electricity         

Electric discharge

Grounding         

Conductor         

Insulator            

Electroscope               

Current

Voltage             

Resistance         

Electrolyte         

Electrode                   

Electrochemical cell

Photocell           

Overload           

Short circuit      

Thermocouple            

Alternating current

Direct current    

Power                

Superconductor    

Practice Study Guide

1. What is the charge and mass of a proton, electron and neutron?  Where are each of these particles located within an atom?
2. How can you tell how many protons, electrons and neutrons an atom has when looking at a periodic table?
3. What is the difference between an atom and an ion?  A cation and an anion?
4. What is the difference between direct current and alternating current?
5. What charge does something get if it gains an electron?  Loses an electron?
6. What is the difference between static electricity and electric discharge?
7. How does something get charged through conduction?  Induction?  Friction?
8. What charge does an object get when touched with a negative rod? When a negative rod is brought near it?
9. How does a thundercloud become charged during a storm and how does this charge the ground underneath it?
10. What two factors affect the strength of an electric force?  How do these affect it?
11. Why are conductors (metals) good at allowing current to flow through them?
12. How is a superconductor created?
13. How is current affected by voltage?  How is current affected by resistance?
14. What are the parts of a cell and how does it produces a current?
15. What is the difference between an electrochemical cell, a photocell, and a thermocouple?
16. What are the four factors that affect resistance and why do they have an effect?
17. Be able to calculate ohm’s law problems.
18. What are the parts that make up a circuit?
19. What are the differences between a series and parallel circuit?  What are the advantages and disadvantages to each type of circuit?
20. What is the difference between an overload and a short circuit?  How does this affect current and why it is dangerous?
21. How do a circuit breaker, ground fault circuit interrupter, and a fuse work to protect against overloads and short circuits?

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