click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
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. |