Electricity and Magnetism Test Study Guide...

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Electricity and Magnetism Study Outline

·         I know the parts of an atom.

·         I know what electricity is and how it relates to the parts of an atom.

·         I know the difference between static electricity and current electricity.

·         I know how static electricity and current electricity are formed.

·         I know the difference between conductors and insulators.

·         I know what voltage, current, and resistance are and how they are measured and related.

·         I know how to use Ohm’s Law to find voltage, current, and resistance.

·         I know how to find the resistance level of a resistor (hint: colored bands).

·         I know how to identify the different electrical symbols in a schematic diagram.

·         I know the difference between a series and parallel circuit.

·         I know the difference between direct current and alternating current.

·         I know the two famous scientist who designed these two types of current and light bulbs in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

·         I know how electromagnetism works.

·         I know how magnets work.

·         I know why the Earth is like a magnet.

·         I know that opposite forces attract and like forces repel in both magnetism and electricity.

·         I know the types of objects  that can be magnetized or attracted to magnets, which are not, and why.