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a measure of how much a material opposes the flow of electric current and changes electric current into heat energy.
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Resistance
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a material through which electric current passes easily
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Conductor
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a material through which electric current does not pass easily.
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Insulator
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a circuit that connects several objects one after another so that the current flows in a single path.
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Series Circuit
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a circuit that connects several objects in a way that the current for each object has its own path.
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Parallel Circuit
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anything that pulls iron, steel, and other certain metals to it.
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Magnet
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the force around a magnet.
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Magnetism
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the space around a magnet where magnetism acts
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Magnetic Field
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a place on a magnet where magnetism is strongest.
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Pole
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a small magnet that can turn freely.
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Compass
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a machine that uses an evergy source and a magnet to make electricity.
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Generator
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a magnet made when an electric current flows through a wire.
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Electromagnet
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