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14 Cards in this Set
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Electric current
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Continuous flow of charges through a material
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Electric Circuit
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Complete unbroken path that charges can flow through
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Conductor
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Material through which charge can flow easily
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Insulators
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Materials like rubber that do not allow charges to flow
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Voltage
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Difference in elecctric potential energy per charge between two points in a circuit
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Resistance
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The measure of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object
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Ohm's Law
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Resistance in a circuit is equal to voltage divided by current
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Series Circuit
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All parts of an electric circuit are connected one after another along one path
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Parallel Circuit
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Different parts of the circuit are on separate branches
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Power
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The rate at which energy is transformed from one form to another
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Short Circuit
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A connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance
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Grounded
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Any circuit connected to the earth
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Fuses
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Devices that melt if they get too hot
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Circuit Breakers
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Switches that will bend away from circuits as they heat up
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