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unit 3
lesson 1,2,3 vocab
Term | Definition |
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electric charge | property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particals between the particals that make up matter. |
static electricity | buildup of electric charge on an object. |
electrical conductor | material through which charges can move freely. |
electrical insulator | material through which charges cannot move easily. |
semiconductor | special class of materials that conduct electric charge better. |
electric current | the rate of flow electric chargers |
resistance | the opposition to the flow of electric charge. |
voltage | amount of work required to move each unit of charge between two points. |
electric circuit | complete, closed path through which electric charges can flow. |
series circuit | all parts are connected in a row that forms one path for the electric charges to follow. |
parallel circuit | electric charges have more than one path that they can follow. |