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21 Cards in this Set
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D-cell
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the source of electricity
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battery
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refers to more than one cell, but most people use the words battery and D-cell interchangeably
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electricity source
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provides the energy to light the bulb
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electricity receiver
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a component that uses the electricity from the source to make something happen
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circuit
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a pathway for the flow of electricity
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filament of a bulb
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the part that gets hot and produces light
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Name circuit components
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D-cells, bulbs and wires
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circuit base
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holds many components needed to build a circuit
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Fahnstock clip
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a metal clip that connects wires in a circuit
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switch
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a device used to open and close circuits
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open circuit
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an incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow
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closed circuit
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a complete circuit through which electricity flows
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schematic diagram
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a way to represent a circuit on a piece of paper
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conductor
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a substance, commonly a metal such as copper or aluminum, through which electricity will flow
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insulator
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a material that prevents the flow of electricity, commonly plastic, rubber, glass or air
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series circuit
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a circuit with only one pathway for current flow
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component
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one part of a circuit system. (a switch in one component, a bulb is another)
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parallel circuit
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a circuit that splits and goes to two or more components
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electromagnet
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a coil of wire, usually wound around a core of iron or steel, which produces a magnetic field when electricity flows through the wire
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core
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the material around which a coil is wound
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coil
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wire wound repeatedly around a central core
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