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Materials that electrons do NOT flow through such as cloth, rubber, plastic
conductors
insulators
chargers
electrodes
Materials through which electrons flow easily
conductors
insulators
electrodes
chargers
Which material would be most likely to COLLECT electrons and produce static electricity?
wool
carpet
rubber
Static electricity is...
very dangerous
a sudden, single transfer of electrons
a steady flow of current through a wire
Which insulator would most likely GIVE UP electrons in the process of producing static electrcity?
carpet
rubber balloons
show soles
The positive terminal on a battery is called the
anode
collector
cathode
electrolyte
The negative terminal on a battery is called the
anode
cathode
collector
electrolyte
This is inside a battery & provides a way for electrons to leave it
electrodes
collector
electrolyte
Moving electrons in a stream is better known as
a current flowing through a circuit
the oxidation-reduction process
static electricity discharge
TRUE / FALSE: A battery does not generate electricity, it converts it from chemical potential energy.
TRUE
FALSE
A steady flow of electrons
circuit
current
discharge
oxidation
Who built the first battery?
Sir Humphry Davy
Mrs. Brooks
Alessandro Volta
Luigi Galvani
Who built the mega-battery that was larger than our classroom?
Luigi Galvani
Alessandro Volta
Sir Humphry Davy
Which two elements were electrodes in the "voltaic pile" battery?
sodium and zinc
sodium and potassium
copper and potassium
copper and zinc
A device containing an electric cell (or a series of electric cells) storing energy that can be converted into electric power
capacitor
battery
resisitor
ammeter
A continuous conducting path for current.
electrode
circuit
voltaic pile
axon
The net movement of electrons through a conductor; measured with an ammeter
current
static electricity
electric discharge
A metal plate or rod in a battery that acquires a positive or negative charge
separator
collector
electrode
An instrument, or measuring device, that measures electric current
voltmeter
charger
ammeter
grounder
An ampere is
a unit of resistance
a unit of force
a unit of electric current
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