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Electricity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| electric field | the region around a charged object in which an electric force is exerted on another charged object |
| static electricity | electric charge at rest |
| friction | the force created ewhen two objects are rubbed together |
| resistor | a device that reduces the amount of electricity flowing through a circuit |
| electric current | the amount of electric charge moving past a certain point |
| electric circuit | a complete closed path with electric charges flowing through it |
| conductor | a material in which charges can move freely |
| electric insulator | a material in which charges cannot move freely |
| electric force | the force between charged objects |
| Law of electric charges | the law that states that like charges repel and opposite charges attract |
| series circuit | a circuit in which tha parts are joined one after another |
| Parallel circuit | a circuit in which the parts are joined in branches |