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14 Cards in this Set
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ampere (amp) |
the unit that current is measured in |
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battery |
energy source for a circuit |
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current |
the flow of electricity |
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conductor |
a material that that charges can easily flow through |
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electric circuit |
a complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow |
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electromagnet |
a temporary magnet made by coiling ire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet |
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insulator |
a material that charges can't easily move through |
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ohm |
the unit for resistance |
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parallel circuit |
an electric circuit that has more then one path or the current |
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power |
the rate at which one form of energy is transformed into another; the unit of this is the watt |
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resistance |
the measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material |
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series circuit
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an electric circuit with a single path for the current |
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static charge |
a build up of charges on an object |
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voltage |
the difference in electrical potential between 2 places in a circuit |
