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Energy & Electricity
Energy and electricity vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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battery | a device that can produce an electric current as a result of chemical change in it |
energy | the ability to do work |
kinetic energy | energy in motion |
potential energy | stored motion |
short circuit | a path of low resistance made between two points in an electric circuit where the resistance is normally much higher |
wire | a metal strand used to connect electrical devices in a circuit |
volt | a unit used to measure the electric potential of a battery |
filament | a fine wire that becomes hot and produces light wne an electric current passes through |