Science Test 120

Question	Answer
The doughnut-shaped region between 1,000 and 25,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface is called the	Van Allen Belt
A stream of electrically charged particles flowing at high speeds from the Sun is	solar wind
The region of Earth’s magnetic field shaped by the solar wind is called the	magnetosphere
In the Northern Hemisphere, an aurora is called the	aurora borealis
The attraction or repulsion between electric charges is _	electric force
The buildup of charges on an object is called	static electricity
Charges are neither created nor destroyed; this is a rule known as the law of conservation of	charge
In charging by ____, objects do not touch when the charges transfer.	induction
The continuous flow of electric charges through a material is	electric current
the difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.	voltmeter
A combination of two or more electrochemical cells in a series is a(n)	battery
states that the resistance is equal to the voltage divided by the current.	Ohm's Law
the rate at which energy is transformed from one form to another.	power
A reusable safety switch that breaks the circuit when the current gets too high is a	circuit breaker
is the difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.	voltage

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