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18 Cards in this Set
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resistor
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a material that reduces the flow of electricity
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conductor
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a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
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electrolyte
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a liquid or paste substance that conducts electricity
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generator
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uses a magnet to convert motion into electrical energy
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insulator
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a material through which electricity cannot flow
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circuit
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a continuous unbroken path
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integrated circuit
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a very small circuit with all the parts built into it
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magnet
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any material that has the ability to attract iron
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parallel circuit
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has multiple paths for electricity to travel
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series circuit
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has only one path for electricity to travel
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ampere
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measures how much current flows through a given part of a circuit in one second
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volt
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measures the amount of electrical push, force, in a circuit
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watt
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measures power, or how fast work is done
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electromagnet
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a coil of wire with a core attached to an electrical source
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resistor example
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filament in a light bulb
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discovered that a magnet around or through a loop of wire produces electricity in the wire
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Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday
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discovered that current traveling through a wire produces a weak magnetic field in the live wire
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Hans Christian Oersted
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discovered that adding a metal core to a coil of wire increases the magnetism
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William Sturgeon
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