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BJU Physical Sci 19
BJU Physical Science Ch 19 6th edition
Term | Definition |
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alternating current | Electric current in which the charge carriers change direction periodically. |
current electricity | An electrical safety device consisting of an automatic switch that opens when there is too much current in a circuit. |
current electricity | Electricity involving moving electric charges. |
electric circuit | The loop through which current electricity can flow. |
electric current (I) | The movement of electric charge through a complete loop. |
electric field | A three-dimensional region around a charged object that will apply a force on other charged objects within that region. |
electric force | The field force between two charged objects. |
electric power | The work per second done or produced by an electrical system. |
electrical conductor | A material through which electric charge moves easily. |
electrical insulator | A material through which electric charge does not move easily. |
direct current (DC) | Electric current in which electric charges move in only one direction. |
fuse | An electrical safety device that opens the circuit by melting when an overheated condition occurs due to excessive current. |
grounding | The act of providing a path for electrical charge to move into the earth. |
law of conservation of charge | The principle that states that charge cannot be created or destroyed but only transferred between objects. |
Ohm's law | The law that states that the current in a circuit is directly related to the voltage and inversely related to the resistance. |
parallel circuit | A circuit with multiple paths that electric current can take. |
resistance | The measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit. |
resistor | An electrical device that slows down electric current by converting electrical energy into other forms, such as thermal energy. |
series circuit | A circuit with only one path that electric current can take. |
short circuit | An unintended path for an electric current. |
static electricity | The accumulated electric charge on an object. |
voltage | The "force" that moves electric charge carriers through an electrical circuit; also called electric potential difference. |