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Unit 5 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a charged particle | ion |
| flow of electrons | electricity |
| build up of electrical charge on a materials surface | static electricity |
| attractive or repulsive force | electric force |
| a field of electrical charges that excerpt a force on one another | electric field |
| wood or glass, electrons do not move freely | insulator |
| copper and silver, electrons move freely | conductor |
| excess charge that rapidly moves | electrical discharge |
| the flow of electricity through a circuit | current electricity |
| electricity that has trouble flowing through | resistor |
| a measure | resistence |
| electric potential | voltage |
| a circuit with only one path | series circuit |
| circuit that has multiple paths | parellel circuit |
| a machine | generator |