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Electrical
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Battery | . a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power. |
| Circuit | . a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place |
| Open circuit | an electrical circuit that is not complete. |
| Conductor | objects that transfer heat and electricity |
| Transformer | an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current. |
| Voltage | an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts |
| kilowatt | a measure of 1,000 watts of electrical pow |
| Static | lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting |