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Electricity Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electric Discharge | spark |
| circuit | path on which electricity will move |
| + | positive charge |
| - | negative charge |
| lightning | A large electric discharge from a cloud to the ground. |
| current | flow of negative charges |
| fluorescent bulb | has mercury gas |
| incandescent bulb | contains a filament that glows |
| conductor | allows electricity to flow |
| insulator | does not allow electricity to flow |
| series circuit | circuit with light bulbs in a row |
| parallel circuit | each bulb has its own path |
| generator | creates electricity |
| electromagnet | magnet created when electricity is applied |
| electric cell | stores electricity |
| circuit breaker | a switch that opens a circuit when it is overloaded |
| fuse | has a metal strip that melts and opens a circuit when it is overloaded |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode - use less electricity |
| Thomas Edison | Invented the light bulb, phonograph, and movie camera |
| voltmeter | Secret Password (instrument used to measure volts) |