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Vocab 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resistor | a device in a circuit that slows the electric current but does not stop it |
| Filament | a thin wire that glows in some kinds of light bulbs |
| Parallel circuit | an electric circuit in which each device has its own separate loop |
| Series circuit | |
| Electric current | a constant flow of electrons through a conductor |
| Electric force | the attraction or repulsion of electric charges |
| Electric circuit | a complete pathway of conductors that electrons flow through |
| Electricity | a form of energy that is produced when electrons move from one place to another place |
| Insulator | a material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily |
| conductor | a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily |