| Word |
Definition |
| charge |
measurement of an object's extra positive or negative particles |
| static electricity |
charge that stays on an object |
| electric field |
space around an object where electric forces occur |
| electric current |
flow of electric charges |
| circuit |
path made for an electric current |
| electric cell |
supplies energy to move chargs through a circuit |
| conductor |
material that electric current can pass through easily |
| insulator |
material that electric current cannot easily pass through |
| resistor |
material that resists but doesn't stop the flow of electric current |
| series circuit |
circuit with one path for elecgtric current |
| parallel circuit |
circuit with more than one path for electric current |
| magnet |
object that attracts things made of iron or steel |
| magnetic poles |
ends of a magnet |
| magnetic field |
space around a magnet where the force of the magnet acts |
| electromagnet |
arrangement of wire wrapped around a core |