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Electricity
Question | Answer |
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what is static Electricity | a build up of charges on an object |
what is an Energy source | a place where energy comes from such as batteries food fuels and the sun |
what is Electrical Energy | the energy carried by electric current |
what is a conductor | a Substance commonly a metal such as copper or aluminium through which electricity will flow |
what is a insulator | a material that prevents the flow of electricity commonly plastic rubber glass or air |
what is conductivity | a measure of ability of an object electricity |
what is an open circuit | an incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow |
what is a parallel circuit | A circuit that splits into two or more pathways before coming together at the battery |
what is a closed circuit | a complete circuit through which electricity flows |
what is a switch | a device used to open and close a circuit |
what is a battery | a source of stored chemical energy |
what is a current | the flow of electricity through a conductor |