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U3 L1-3 vocab
vocsab
Term | Definition |
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Electric charge | A property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter |
Static electricity | The build up of electric charge on an object. |
Electrical conductor | A material through which charges can move freely. |
Electrical insulator | A material through which charges cannot move easily. |
Semiconductor | A special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors. |
Electric current | The rate of flow of electric charges |
voltage | The amount of work required to move each unit of charge between two points. |
resistance | The opposition to the flow of electric charges |
Electric circuit | A complete, closed path through which electric charges can flow. |
Series circuit | All parts are connected in a row that forms one path for the electric charges to flow. |
Parallel circuit | Electric charges have more than one path that they can follow. |