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Magnets/Electrcity
5th grade science vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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lodestone | a type of magnetite that is magnetic |
conductor | a substance that allows electricity to flow through it easily |
lightning | static electricity found in nature |
static electrcity | electricity that collects in one spot |
current electrcity | the flow of electrcity |
attract | to pull together |
switch | a devise that breaks a circuit |
incomplete circuit | a circuit with a break that doesn't let electricity through |
compass | an instrument for determining geographic direction |
battery | a cell that produces electrcity |
complete circuit | a circuit that is connected and allows electricity through |
electromagnet | a wire coiled around an iron core with an electric current |
magnetic field | a space around a magnet in which the magnetic force acts. |
insulator | a substance that does not allow electricity flow through easily |
repel | to push apart |