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Chapter 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Static electricity | The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object. |
| Law of conservation of charge | states the charge can be transferred from one object to another but cannot be created or destroyed |
| Conductor | material such as copper wire in which electrons can move easily. |
| insulator | material in which heat flows slowly |
| charging by contact | process of transferring charge between objects by touching or rubbing |
| charging by induction | process of rearranging electrons of a neutral object by bringing a charged object close to |
| electric current | the net movement of electric charges in a single direction measured in amperes. |
| voltage difference | related to the force causes electric charges to flow; measured in volts. |
| circut | closed conducting loop through which an electric current can flow. |
| resistance | tendency for a material to oppose electron flow and change electrical energy into thermal energy and light measured in ohms |
| Ohm's law | States that the current in a circuit equals the voltage different divided by the resistance. |
| series circuit | circuit in which electric current has only one path to follow |
| Parallel circuit | Circuit in which electric current has more than one path to follow. |
| electric circuit | the movement of electric charges in a single direction, measured in amperes. |