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Electricity
Term | Definition |
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1. insulator | material that electric current cannot easily pass through. |
2. electromagnet | arrangement of wire wrapped around a core. |
3. circuit | path made for electric current |
4. magnetic field | space around a magnet where the force of the magnet acts |
5. series circuit | circuit with one path for electric current. |
6. electric current | flow of electric charges |
7. resistor | material that resists but doesn't stop the flow of electric current |
8. static electricity | charge that stays on an object |
9. electric field | space around an object where electric forces occur |
10. magnetic poles | ends of a magnet |
11. parallel circuit | circuit with more than one path for electric current |
12. charge | measurement of an object's extra positive or negative particles |
13. electric cell | supplies energy to move charges through a circuit |
14. magnet | object that attracts things made of iron |
15. conductor | material that electric current can easily pass through |