Electrical Fundamentals

1. Answer the following questions from

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2. What is matter?
R: Matter is anything that has mass (weight) and occupies space.
3. What is the difference between a compound and an element?
R:
4. What are the 4 states of matter?
R: Matter has three states: Solid, Liquid, and Vapor.
5. What are the names of the changes of states of matter?
R:
6. What are the components of the atoms?
R: A single atom consists of three basic components: a proton, a neutron, and
an electron.
7. What are the parts of the atoms?
R: Within the atom there is a Nucleus. The Nucleus contains the protons and
neutrons. Orbiting around the nucleus are the electrons.
8. Where are the electrons?
R: Electrons orbit around the nucleus of the atom
9. Whats electron flow?
R Since electrons are lighter than protons and are outside the nucleus, they
can be easily moved from atom to atom to form a flow of electrons.

10. Complete:
Opposite electrical charges _________, but like charges _________.
11. What is an ion?
R: The atom becomes either a positively or negatively charged particle called
an ION. These unbalanced charged ION particles are responsible for electron
flow (electricity).

12. Complete the following table

MAGNITUDE DEFINITION MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE
UNIT UNIT DEVICE
SYMBOL

VOLTAGE Voltage is the Voltage is VOLTMETER

electrical force measured in units
that moves called VOLTS v
electrons through
a conductor
RESISTANCE Resistance is the Resistance is OHMMETER
force that reduces measured in units
or stops the flow called OHMS
of electrons. It
opposes voltage.

CURRENT CURRENT is the Current flow is GALVANOMETER

quantity or flow Measured in
rate of electrons Units called
moving past a Amperes or A
point within one AMPS.
second. Current
flow is also known
as amperage, or
amps for short.
INSULATION An electrical
insulation is a Megohmmeter refers
material with the to an instrument for
ability to conduct the measurement of
electrical insulation
electricity, used to
separate electrical
conductors

POWER
FREQUENCY
CONDUCTIVITY

13. What factors enhance resistance?

14. What types of electricity are there? Name them.
15. What do AC and DC stand for?