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Electricity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ion | A charged particle. |
| Electricity | The flow of electrons. |
| Static Electricity | A build up of electrical charge on a materials surface. |
| Electrical Force | Attractive or repulsive force exerted by all charged objects. |
| Electrical Field | A field at which electrical charges excerpt a force on one another. |
| Insulator | A material, such as wood or glass, electrons to not move freely. |
| Conductor | A material, such as copper and silver, which electrons move freely. |
| Electrical discharge | Excess charge that rapidly moves for one place to another. |
| Current Electricity | The flow of electricity through a circuit. |
| Resistor | A material at which electricity has trouble flowing through. |
| Resistance | A measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow through a material. |
| Voltage | Electric potential of an electron. |
| Series Circuit | A circuit that only has one path for electricity to flow. |
| Parallel Circuit | A circuit that has multiple paths for electricity to flow. |
| Generator | A machine used to turn kinetic energy into electrical energy. |