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Unit D-Mechanical k
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conductors through witch electric current enters and leaves a device or material | electrodes |
| a resister that becomes more conductive when exposed to light | photocondutors |
| continuosly variable resistore used to regulate electric current | rheostat |
| energy of charged particles; transferred when electrons travel from place to place | electrical energy |
| decomposition of a substance by an electrical current | electrolysis |
| liquid or paste that conducts eletricity because it contains ions | electrolyte |
| steady flow of charged particles | eletrical current |
| fundemental principal that engery cannot be created or destroyed | law of conservation of energy |
| current that flows back and forth 60 times a second; this in current used in homes | alternating current |
| splitting of atoms, which transfors them into lighter elements and releses large amounts of energy | nuclear fission |
| organic matter, such as food or agriculture waste, used as an enertgy source | biomass |
| numbers haveing two as its base (instead of 10) and so haveing only ones and zeros | binary numbers |
| machine that uses the flow of a fluid such as steam, water or air to rotate a shaft | turbine |
| primary cell that generates electricity directly from a chemical reaction with a fuel | fuel cell |
| perfect conductor; substance with no resistance to electron flow | superconductors |
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