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Electricity Vocab
Vocabulary Word | Definitions |
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Technology | an object or process designed to help solve a problem |
Engineering Design Process | steps engineers follow when they are trying to solve problems |
Schematic Diagram | a plan or drawing that engineers use to show the parts of their circuit |
circuit | a path along which electric current flows, including the source of energy |
battery | a device that can produce an electric current as a result of a chemical change within it |
wire | a metal strand used to connect electrical devices in a circuit |
volt | a unit used to measure the electric potential of a battery |
ampere (amp) | a unit used to measure the amount of electric current |
insulator | a material that will NOT allow an electric current to flow through it |
conductor | a material that will allow an electric current to flow through it |