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Chapter 7 vocab
Question | Answer |
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charging by contact | the transfer of electric charge between objects in contact |
charging by introduction | the rearrangement of electric change due to the presence of an electric field |
insulators | materials in which electric charges do not move easily |
conductors | materials in which electric charges do not move easily |
static charge | the imbalance of electric charge on an object |
electric discharge | the movement of static charge from one place to another |
electric current | the flow electric charges |
electric circuit | a closed path in which electric charges can flow |
electric resistance | the measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in an object |
voltage | a measure of the amount of electrical energy transferred by an electric charge as it moves from one point to another in a circuit |
series circuit | devices that are connected so there is only one closed path for current to flow |
parallel circuit |