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Ch.7 Vocab magnitism
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Charging By Contact | Which is the transfer of electric charge between objects in contact. |
Charging By Induction | Rearangement of electric charges in an object dueto a nearby "Electric Field". |
Insulator | Material in which electric charges cannot move easily. |
Conductor | Material in which electric charges can move easily. |
Static Charge | Imbalence of eletric charge on an object. |
Electric Discharge | Movement of static charge from one place to another. |
Electric Current | Flow of electric charge, measured in (Amperes). |
Electric Circuit | Closed conducting hoop in which electric currents can flow continually. |
Electric Resistance | Measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in a material; Unit is the (OHM). |
Voltage | A measure of the amount of electrical potential energy transferred by an eletric charge as it moves from one point to another in a circuit. |
Series Circuits | Circuit that has only one path for electric current to follow. |
Parallel Circuit | Circuit that has more than one path for electric current to follow. |
Magnetic Domain | A group of atoms in a magnetic material with the magnetic poles of the atoms pointing in the same direction. |
Electro Magnet | A current - carrying wire wrapped around in iorn core. |
Electromagnetic Induction | Production of electric current by moving a magnet and a wire coil realitive to each other. |