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22 Cards in this Set
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Circuit
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A path along which negative charges move
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Conductor
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Material through which electricty moves easily.
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Static Electricity
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Electric charges (positive or negative) that collect or build up on the surface of an object.
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Insulator
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Material through which electricity does not move easily.
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Magnet
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An object that has the property of attracting certain metals--iron, nickel, cobalt
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Parallel Circuit
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An electric current having more than one path along which electirc current can flow.
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Closed Circuit
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A continuous path (one that is not broken) through which electricity can flow.
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Switch
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A device that completes or breaks the path a current can follow in an electric circuit.
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Magnetism
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A property of attracting certain metals
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Open Circuit
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A path that is broken (has an opening) thorough which electricity can flow.
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Attract
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Coming together of two different poles or charges
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Magnetic Field
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The space around a magnet within which the force of the magnet can act.
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Resistance
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The way a mterial slows down electric current flowing through it.
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Poles
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The opposite ends of a magnet where the magnetic forces are strongest
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Compass
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An instrument with a magnetic needle that points towards the Earth's magnetic north
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Electricity
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A form of energy that can produce light, heat, and magnetism.
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Current Electricity
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The continuous flow of electic charges (negative) through a conductor.
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Circuit
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A closed path through which electricity flows.
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Series Circuit
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An electric current in which the parts are connected in a single path.
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Electromagnet
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A magnet made when any electric current passes through a wire coiled around an iron core.
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Generator
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A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy.
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Repel
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To push objects of the same or like charges away
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