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Unit 3 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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electric charge | property that leads to electromagnetic interactions |
static electricity | buildup of electric charge an in object |
electrical conductor | material that charges can move through |
electric insulator | material that charges cannot move through |
semiconductor | a special class of materials that conduct electric charge |
electric current | the rate of flow of electric charges |
voltage | the amount of work required to move an object |
resistance | the opposition to flow charge |
electric circuit | a complete closed path which electric charges can flow |
series circuit | all parts are connected in a row that forms one path |
parallel circuit | electric charges that have more than one path |