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HGE Electricity
Goes with Chapter 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charge | measure of extra positive or negative particles that an object has |
| static electricity | the charge that stays on an object |
| neutral | when an object has an equal number of positive and negative particles |
| attract | pull together |
| repel | push away |
| electric field | the space where electric forces occur around an object |
| electric current | flow of electric charges |
| circuit | path/loop that is made for an electric current |
| electric cell | a device, such as a battery, that changes energy into electricity |
| conductor | a material that current can pass through easily |
| insulator | a material that current cannot pass through easily |
| resistance | means a material does not allow electric charges to flow through it easily |
| series circuit | a circuit that only has one path for the current to travel |
| parallel circuit | a circuit that has more than one path for the current to travel |