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7th Grade N2 Vocab
Science Explorer Book N Ch 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electric force | The attraction or repulsion between electric charges |
| Electric field | The region around a charged object where the object's electric force interacts with other charged objects |
| Static electricity | a buildup of charges on an object |
| Law of conservation of charge | The law that states that charges are neither created nor destroyed but only transferred from one material to another |
| induction | A method of charging an object by means of the electric field of another object; the objects have no direct contact |
| Static discharge | The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another |
| Voltage | The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit |
| Voltage source | device that creates an electrical potential energy difference in an electric circuit. Example: batteries and generators |
| Resistance | The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material |
| Electrochemical cell | A device that transforms chemical energy into electrical energy |
| Wet cell | an electrochemical cell in which the electrolyte is a liquid |
| Dry cell | An electrochemical cell in which the electrolyte is a paste |
| Electrode | A metal part of an electrochemical cell, which gains or loses electrons |
| Electrolyte | A liquid or paste that conducts electric current |
| Ohm's law | the law that stated that resistance is equal to voltage divided by current R=V |
| Short circuit | A connection that allows current to take an unintended path |
| Grounded | Allowing charges to flow directly from the circuit into Earth in the event of a short circuit |