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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| circuit | closed conducting loop through which an electric current can flow |
| conductor | metal such as copper wire in which electrons can move easily |
| electric current | the net movement of electric charges in a single direction measured in amperes |
| insulator | material in which electrons are not able to move easily |
| parallel circuit | circuit in which electric current has more than one path to follow |
| series circuit | circuit in which electric current has only one path to follow |
| alternating current | electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern |
| direct current | electric current that flows in only one direction |
| chemical change | change of one substance into a new substance |
| chemical properties | any characteristicel of a substance such as flammability that indicates whether it can undergo a certain chemical chang |
| compound | substance formed from 2 or more elements in which the exact combination and proportion of elements is always the same |
| element | substance with atoms that are all alike |
| physical change | any change in size shape or state of matter in which the identiexplanation of the behaviorty of the substance remains the same |
| physical properties | any characteristic of material such as sise or shape that you can observe or attempt to observe without changing the identity of the material |
| boyle's law | |
| charles's law | |
| pascal principle | |
| bernoulli's principle | |
| archimedes principle | |
| kinetic theory | explanation of the behavior of molecules in matter states that all matter is made of constantly moving particles that collide without losing energy |