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22 Cards in this Set
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Battery
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device usually made with two metals in a liquid that changes chemical energy into electrical energy
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Circuit
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a route, or path, taken by an electric current. A complete circuit begins and ends at the same point.
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Breakers
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a device that stops the flow of electricity when there is too much current in a circuit
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Conductor
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material that allows a current to flow through it
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Electrical Energy
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energy associated with electrical charge and electrical current
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Electrician
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a person who has knowledge of electrical systems and hwo has the ability to build and fix electrical devices
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Electrical Power Plant
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a facility that generates electrical power
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Electrons
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Negatively charged particles in an atom
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Generator
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a device that converts one form of energy into another
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Incandescent
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generating light through heat
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Insulator
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a material current can not pass through easily
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Kilowatt-Hour
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A unit of energy. It is the unit used to measure home electricity.
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Lightning
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Large electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms that take place between clouds and the ground or between two clouds
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Meter
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An instrument that measures the amount or flow of something, such as electricty or gas
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Parallel Circuit
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Has more than one path for a current to travel
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Power Grid
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The system that connects power plants around the country
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Resistor
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a material that resists but does not stop the flow of electricity
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Short Circuit
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A particular type of failure in an electrical circuit that occurs when the current takes a short cut and doesn't go through the appliance to which it is connected but produces a surge of current instead
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Static Electricity
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A form of electricity associated with the accumulation of excessive electrical charges on objects.
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Switch
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A device that can connect (on) or break (off) the connections in an electric circuit
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Volt
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a unit of electrical potential
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Watt
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Unit of power
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