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23 Cards in this Set
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Ben Franklin
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He suspected that lightning was an electrical current in nature.
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Electrical Energy
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Energy that is powered by electricity.
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Closed Circuit
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A continuous circuit that allows the flow of electric current.
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Conductors
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Materials through which electric current passes easily.
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Electrical Current
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A continuous flow of electric charges.
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Electricity
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A form of energy that is found in nature but can be artificially produced.
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Electromagnet
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A temporary magnet created when current flows through wire wrapped in coils around an iron bar.
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Insulators
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Materials through which electric current doe not pass easily.
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Magnet
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An object that pulls iron and steel things to it.
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Magnetic Field
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The space around a magnet where magnetism acts.
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Magnetism
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The force around a magnet.
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Mechanical Energy
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Energy of movement.
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Michael Faraday
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He discovered that moving a magnet inside a wire coil could make electricity. His major discoveries were the electric motor, the generator,and the transformer.
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Open Circuit
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A circuit that has a break in it that stops the flow of electric current.
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Parallel Circuit
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A circuit that connects several objects in a way that the current for each object has its own path.
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Pole
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A place on a magnet where the magnetism is strongest.
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Radiant Energy
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Light energy.
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Series Circuit
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A series that connects several objects, one after the other, so that the current flows in a single path.
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Static Electricity
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Electric charges that have built up on the surface of an object.
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Switch
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A device that can open or close and electric circuit.
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Thermal Energy
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Heat energy.
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Thomas Edison
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He had 1,093 inventions. One of his best inventions was the first successful electric light bulb.
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Transform
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To change inform or condition.
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