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34 Cards in this Set
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Conductor
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Material that can carry electricity or Heat
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Electric Cell
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A Deivice that ruena chemical energy into electrical energy
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Electric Charge
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Tiny particles that carry units of electricity
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Electric Circuit
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the PATHWAY that anelectric current follows
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Electric Current
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A CONTINUOUS flow of electric charges
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Electromagnet
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A temporary magent that uses ELLECTRICITY to produce MAGNETISM
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Generator
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A device that uses magnetism to CONVERT energy of motion into electrical energy
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Insulator
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MATERIAL that resists the flow of energy
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Magnet
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An object that attracts IRON to to other METALS
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Magnetic Pole
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the two areas on magnet where the madnetic force is greatest
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Motor
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a device that changes electrical eneregy to ENERGY OF MOTION
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Parallel Circuit
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A circuit in which parts are CONNECTED so that does not create a new kind of matter
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Series Circuit
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a circuit in which the parts are connected so that the electric current passes through each part along a single pathway
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Static electricity
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an electric CHARGE that BUILDS UP on a material
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Current can move along only one path in a
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Series Circuit
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The two ens of a bar magnet are its
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Magnet Poles
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In an electric power plant, a giant _____ uses magnetism to convert energy of motion into electricity
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Generator
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Electric current can pass easily through
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conductors
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Chemical energy changes into electric energy in a
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electric cell
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Electric current cannot pass easily through
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insulators
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The buildup of electric charge on a material is called
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static electricty
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A device made by wrapping wire is a
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electromagnet
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An electric current can move along more than one path in a
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parallel circuit
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The pathway that an electric current follows is a
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electric circuit
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How does electric produce magnetism in an electromagnet
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Current is passed through an electric wire.
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How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet
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Increase the number of wire coils or increase the current
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How is an electromagnet different from a regular magnet?
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An electromagnet is plugged into the wall and can be turned off.
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What turns a circuit on and off?
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A Switch
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An object is electrically NEUTRAL if it has
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an equal number of Positives and Negatives
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An object is electrically Potives if it has
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Positives
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An object is electrically Negative if it has
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Negatives
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What materials are required for an electromagnet?
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Wires, batteries, nails
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A series only has ___ pathway!
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ONE
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What is the best electrical conductor?
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Tap Water
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