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24 Cards in this Set
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This flows around a complete electrical circuit
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Electric Current
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It provides the electric current
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Cell
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Two or more cells joined together
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Battery
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A component that produces light
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Bulb
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A device that allows a circuit to be 'on' or 'off'
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Switch
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Allows electric current to flow through them to devices and components
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Wire
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A circuit where everything is connected together in one loop
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Series circuit
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Used to measure electric current
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Ammeter
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Components have this to resist the flow of electric current
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Resistance
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A circuit where every component can be connected separately in its own loop
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Parallel circuit
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A safety device that melts and breaks when too big a current flows through it
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Fuse
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Electrical appliances are connected to the mains electricity through this
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Plug
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A compass is simply one of these
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Magnet
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Material that is attracted to a magnet
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Magnetic material
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Material that is not attracted to a magnet
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Non-magnetic material
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The two ends of a magnet
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Magnetic poles
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A magnetic exerts this on a magnet material
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Attractive force
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End of a freely suspended magnet that points north
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North seeking pole
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End of a freely suspended magnet that points south
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South seeking pole
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Two like poles brought near to each other experience this
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Repulsion
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Two unlike poles brought near to each other experience this
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Attraction
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Region around a magnet that exerts a force
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Magnetic field
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Lines of force that go from one pole to the other
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Field lines
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A magnet that can be switched on and off
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Electromagnet
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