Unit 5: Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide

Name: Latham Minns Date: 4/2/25 Period: Unit 5: Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide Electricity and Magnetism Test Review/Study Guide: 1. How do atoms or objects become positively charged? wen thz lose electrons 2. How do atoms or objects become negatively charged? when they 20 Name: Date: Period: 9. In which direction do electrons flow in a circuit? fron regatide to positive. 40. Compare and contrast voltage, current and resistance in both series and parallel circuits SERIES VOLTAGE Shared CURRENT PARALLEL Sane for til beingss less than Shallest resister 3. Like charges ges_ Opposite charges aftroct 4. What is static electricity? Abulls up of electric chorze on the surface of an object 5. Explain the difference between a conductor and an insulator, give examples of each. an Contrator: allous electric charge to flow, copper in Sulator poes the s 6. What are the 3 ways that objects can become electrically charged? Define each and give an example of each. Example/Drawing transter of elections by rubbing watect im Pub balloon on hair Define Charging by Friction Charging by Traneer of electrons Houching a charged musel rod to ansturer al Charging by Induction total res.sunce 7. What is electric polarization and how does it work? Bringing charge obsen lose in the object without tooching 8. Why do you sometimes get a small shock when you touch another object? Static Chorze sunps to anotter obsect RESISTANCE Save throughout splits between brandes Adds up 11. Write about Ohms Law. (V-voltage current, Revesister) 12. What is the voltage of a circuit with a total resistance of 0.5 ohms and a 4A currer V=0.5×4=2 vol5 13. What is the current of a circuit with a total resistance of 0.5 ohms and a 4V electrical potential? I-8-0.5-1ganps. 14. What is the resistance of a circuit with a total current of 0.5 Amperes and a 4V electrical potential? RJA÷as= 8ohms 15. How do you determine TOTAL resistance in a SERIES circuit? Add all resitances. 16. How is brightness of a bulb affected by the addition of more bulbs in both a series circuit and parallel circuit? Why? S: bullos get dimmer P. Brightness says the b. What would happen to the other lit bulbs if one bulb was removed in both a series circuit and parallelve drcuit? S: bulbs 20 out P: others stay on