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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| static charge | the build up of electric charges on an object |
| conductors | materials that allow electrons to move through them easily |
| insulators | materials through which electrons cannot move through easily |
| electric current | the steady flow of elctrons through a conductor |
| circuit | an unbroken path through which an electric current can flow |
| resistance | the measure or how difficult it is for electrons to flow through a material |
| series circuit | a circuit with one path along which a current can flow |
| parallel circuit | a circuit with more than one path along which a current can flow |
| ion | an atom with positive charge or negative charge |
| voltage | measure of how much electricity power source can provide |
| electric force | causes charged particals to attract or repel each other |
| OHMS law | friendship between voltage , current and resistance |
| electric field | an area around an electrical charge which is the strongest closest to a charge particle |
| electric power | rate at which electrical energy is converted to another type of energy |
| electric discharge | rapid movement of electric charge from place to another |
| OHMs | measured in resistance |
| nuetral | = same amount of electrons and nuetrons |
| like charges | repel |
| unlike charges | attract |