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Unit 3
Electricity and Magnetism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electric Charge | a property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter. |
| Static Electricity | The buildup of electric charge on an object. |
| Electrical Conductor | A material through which charges can move freely. |
| Electrical Insulator | A material through which charges cannot move easily. |
| Semiconductors | A special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors. |
| Electric Current | The rate of flow of electric charges |
| Voltage | The amount of work required to move each unit of chagre between two points. |
| Electric Circuit | A complete, closed path through which electric charges can flow. |
| Series Circuit | A in circuit in which all parts are connected in a row that forms one path for the electric charges to follow. |
| Parallel Circuit | A circuit in which electric charges have more than one path that they can follow. |
| Magnet | Any material that attracts iron or objects made of iron. |
| Magnetic Force | When two magnets exert a push or pull. |
| Magnetic Poles | The reason magnets can push each other away. |
| Magnetic Field | The area were a magnet has magnetic force. |
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