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16 Cards in this Set
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A property that causes subatomic particles such as protons and electrons to attract or repel other matter.
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Electric Charge
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The attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects.
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Electric Force
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Charge transfer without contact between materials
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Induction
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Law that total charge in an isolated system is constant
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Law of Conservation of Charge
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A continuous flow of electric charge
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Electric Current
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Material through which charge can easily flow
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Electrical Conductor
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Material through which a charge cannot easily flow
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Electrical Insulator
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The opposition to the flow of charges in a material
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Resistance
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A circuit in which the charge has only one path through which it can flow
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Series Circuit
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An electric circuit with two or more paths through which charge can flow.
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Parallel Curcuit
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A switch that opens when current in circuit is too high
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Circuit Breaker
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Information sent as patterns in the controlled flow of electrons through a circuit
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Electronic Signal
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A smoothly varying signal produced by continuously changing the voltage or current in a circuit
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Analog Signal
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A complete path through which a charge can flow.
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Electric Circuit
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A solid state component with three layers of semiconductors
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Transistor
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A this slice of silicon that contains many solid state components
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Integrated Circuit
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