Science Quiz

1. a flow of electrical charge carriers, usually electrons or electron-deficient atoms
5. an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves
6. creating a barrier between the hot and the cold object that
8. a system in which only energy is being exchanged with the surroundings
10. the unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI)
11. der graaf A type of electrostatic generator used to build up static electrical charge of very high voltages by transferring electric charge from a power supply to a spherical metal terminal
12. Discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field
15. When heat or electricity is transmitted through touch

2. force The repulsive or attractive interaction between any two charged bodies
3. Is electric pressure
4. a substance or material that allows electricity to flow through it
7. the opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current
8. a complete circular path that electricity flows through
9. a process of reasoning
13. The rounded third prong on a plug is a ground prong or grounding wire
14. Electricity a familiar electric phenomenon in which charged particles are transferred from one body to another
16. the conduct of science in such a way that others can collaborate and contribute, where research data, laboratory notes and other research processes are freely available