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Electricity and magn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electricity | flows of electrons |
| Static Electricity | Build up of electrical charges |
| Electric Current | movement of electrons from one place to another |
| ampere | The unit used to describe how much electric current flow through a wire |
| Circuit | A path for electric current |
| Closed Circuit | A complete, unbroken path for electric current |
| Open circuit | An incomplete or broken path for electric current |
| Schematic Diagram | A diagram that uses symbols to show the parts of a circuit |
| Battery | A source of voltage that changes chemical energy into electrical energy |
| Series Circuit | A circuit in which all current flows (electrons) flows through a single path |
| Parallel Circuit | A circuit in which there is more than one path for current |
| magnets | An object the attracts certain kinds of metals |
| Attracts | to push together |
| magnetic poles | The end of a magnet where magnetic are greatest |
| repel | to push apart |
| magnetic feild | area around a magment in which magnetic forces can act |
| Lines of forces | Lines that show a magnetic feild |