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23 Cards in this Set
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An electric charge that stays on an object
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Static Electricity
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A material that electric current can pass through easily
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Conductor
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A material that has so much resistance it stops the current from flowing
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Insulator
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A flow or motion of electric charges
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Electric current
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A path that is made for an electric current
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Circuit
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A measure of the extra positive or negative particles that an object has is a _____.
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Charge
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A circuit that has only one path or can only flow in one path
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Series circuit
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A circuit that has more than one path (2 or more) which current can travel
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Parallel circuit
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A property of a material that does not allow electric current to flow easily through is _____.
And What property can cause wires and coils to become hot when electricity flows through them? |
Resistance
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What kind of wire conducts electricity in a circuit?
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copper wire
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Objects that have more negative charges than positive charges, are considered?
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Negative
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What happens when objects have the same charge? (C)
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They repel eachother or don't attract
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What happens when objects have opposite charges?(C)
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They attract eachother.
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Objects that have equal amounts of positive or negative charges are?
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Neutral
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objects that have the more positive charges than negative charges, are considered?
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Positive
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What are the main components of a circuit? Name 3
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battery
bulb wires |
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What supplies energy to move the negative charges through a circuit?
It is also an example of sourced energy... |
A battery
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What conducts the electrical current?
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The wires.
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What are electrons?
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Negative charged particles
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A tiny amount of energy
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Electric charge
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What is the difference between series and parallel circuits?
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A series circuit electric charge can only flow in one circular path. Any break in a path stops the electric current from flowing.
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Why are electric cords covered by a plastic coating?
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The plastic coating does NOT conduct electricity
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What can a lamp do?
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Change electricity into both light and heat
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