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13 Cards in this Set
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electric charge
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A basic property of the tiny particles that make up matter
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electric field
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The area around electric charges in which electric forces can act
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electricity
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The group of effects and properties that are related to electric charges and their interactions
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static electricity
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The build up of electric charges in one place
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electric circuit
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A continuous pathway that can carry an electric circuit
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electric current
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A flow of electric charges
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parallel circuit
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An electric circuit with two or more paths that current can follow
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resistence
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The measure of how much a material opposes the flow of electric current
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series circuit
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An electric circuit with only one path that current can flow
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short circuit
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A flaw in a circuit that allows a large current to flow through where it is not wanted
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magnetic
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An object that attracts iron and some other metals
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magnetic field
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The space around a magnet in which forces can act
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magnetic poles
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One of the two areas on a magnet where exerts the strongest force
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