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Vocab Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charging by Contact | Is the transfer of electric charge between objects in contact. |
| Charging by Induction | Rearrangments of elctric charge due to the near by electric field. |
| Insulator | Materials in what electric charges do not move easily. |
| Conductor | Materials in which electric charges can move easily. |
| Static Charge | Is the imbalance of electric charge on an object. |
| Electric Discharge | iS the movement of static charge of one place to another. |
| Electric current | Is the flow of electric charges. |
| Electric circuit | A closed path in which electric circuit is shown. |
| Electric Resistance | Measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in an object. |
| Voltage | Is the measure of the amount of electrical energy ttransfered by an electric charge as it moves from one point to another in a circuit. |
| Series circit | Divices are conected so there is only one closed path for a current to follow. |
| Parallel circuit | devices are conected so there is more than one closed path for a current to follow. |
| magnetic Domain | Group of atoms that have their magnetic poles pointing in the direction. |
| Electromagnet | A current-carrying wire wrapped around an iron core. |
| Electromagnetic Induction | The prodution of an electric current by moving a magnet and a loop relative to each other. |