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electricity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circuit | closed conduction loop in which electricity current can flow |
| Conductor | material in which electrons can move easily;material that transfers heat easily |
| Electric Current | the flow of electricity charge measured in amperes |
| Electric Discharge | rapid moving of excess charge from one place to another |
| Electric Field | surrounds every electric charge that exerts forces on other electric charge |
| Electric Force | attractive or repulsive force exerted by all charged objects on each other |
| Electric Power | rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy measured in watts or kilowatts |
| Insulator | materials in wich electrons can not travel easily |
| Ion | atoms that are positive on negative charged because it has gained or lost one or more electrons |
| Ohm's Law | states that the current in a circuit equals the voltage decided by the resistance in the circuit |
| Parellel Circuit | circuit that has more than one path for electric current to flow |
| Resistance | a measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in materials;unit is the ohm |
| Series Curcuit | circuit that has only one path of electric current to flow |
| transformer | devise used to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current |
| Voltage | a measure of the amount of electrical potential energy an electron flowing in a circuit can gain measured in volts |
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