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electricity

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Circuit   closed conduction loop in which electricity current can flow  
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Conductor   material in which electrons can move easily;material that transfers heat easily  
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Electric Current   the flow of electricity charge measured in amperes  
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Electric Discharge   rapid moving of excess charge from one place to another  
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Electric Field   surrounds every electric charge that exerts forces on other electric charge  
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Electric Force   attractive or repulsive force exerted by all charged objects on each other  
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Electric Power   rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy measured in watts or kilowatts  
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Insulator   materials in wich electrons can not travel easily  
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Ion   atoms that are positive on negative charged because it has gained or lost one or more electrons  
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Ohm's Law   states that the current in a circuit equals the voltage decided by the resistance in the circuit  
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Parellel Circuit   circuit that has more than one path for electric current to flow  
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Resistance   a measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in materials;unit is the ohm  
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Series Curcuit   circuit that has only one path of electric current to flow  
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transformer   devise used to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current  
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Voltage   a measure of the amount of electrical potential energy an electron flowing in a circuit can gain measured in volts  
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