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26 Cards in this Set
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Atoms contain particles called? |
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons |
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Protons and Electrons have a property called? |
Electric charge |
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Protons have what type of charge? |
Positive |
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Electrons have what type of charge? |
Negative |
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The accumulation of excess electric charges on an object? |
Static Electricity |
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What law states that Electric charge can be transferred from object to object, but it cannot be created or destroyed. |
Law of Conservation of Charge |
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An excess of electrons can move easily through some material called? |
Conductors |
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A material that doesn't allow electrons to move through it easily is called? |
Insulator |
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The process of transferring electric charges by objects touching or rubbing is called? |
Charging by contact |
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The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object is called? |
Charging by induction |
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A closed conducting path. |
Circuit |
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_______________ from negative to positive. |
Electrons |
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The rate at which positive charge flows in a circuit is called? |
Electric Current |
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The electric current in a circuit is measured in? |
Amperes (Amps) |
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Amperes is equal to one ________________ of charge per second. |
Coulomb |
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A coulomb is the SI unit for electric charge, and is equal to ____________________________________. |
One ampere in one second |
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________________ is the push that causes charges to move and is measured in volts. |
Voltage difference |
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The _________________ is the unit of potential difference. |
Volt |
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The volt is equal to one _____________ of energy per coulomb. |
Joule |
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The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal energy and light.
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Resistance |
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Anything that opposes the rate of charge flow in a circuit. |
Resistor |
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Resistance is measured in? |
Ohms |
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The type of circuit that current only has one loop to flow. |
Series |
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A circuit where the conduction path is open and does not allow electricity to flow through the circuit. |
Open Circuit |
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A circuit that contains two or more branches for current to move. |
Parallel Circuit |
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The rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy is called? |
Electrical Power |
