Static and Current Electricity
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ATOMS
A. An elementary particle with negative charge
2. POSITIVE
B. A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
3. BIRTHDAYPARTY
C. Providing knowledge
4. ELECTRON
D. An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton
5. NEGATIVE
E. A substance that readily ___ e.g. electricity and heat (plural)
6. SHOCK
F. A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
7. ATTRACT
G. The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (plural)
8. NEUTRON
H. To direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
9. REPEL
I. Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission
10. PROTON
J. A piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
11. LIGHTNING
K. Enjoyment; what a good game gives you
12. ELECTRICITY
L. A ___ held on the anniversary of someone's ___
13. STATIC
M. A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (plural)
14. CONDUCTORS
N. Hopeful and optimistic; the opposite of negative
15. INSULATORS
O. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
16. NEUTRAL
P. One who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
17. EDUCATIONAL
Q. To cause to move back by force or influence
18. FUN
R. Energy associated with electric charges, used to power lights and devices.