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PLTW POE 1.2 Vocabulary and Terms to Know

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show Any source of energy other than fossil fuels that is used for constructive purposes.  
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Ampere   show
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show Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.  
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show The net transfer of electric charge (electron movement along a path) per unit of time.  
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Electrical Energy   show
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show The flow of electrical power or charge.  
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show The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets.  
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Efficiency   show
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show A fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work.  
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show Changing one form of energy to another.  
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show An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress.  
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Fossil Fuel   show
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show A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.  
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Geothermal Energy   show
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Gravitational Energy   show
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Induction   show
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show An energy source that will never run out.  
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show Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.  
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Nonrenewable Energy   show
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show The unit of electric resistance in the meter-kilogram-second system of units. Symbolized as Ω.  
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Ohm’s Law   show
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show A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit.  
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Potential Energy   show
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Power Converter   show
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Power Grid   show
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show A resource that can be replaced when needed.  
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show The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current.  
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Work   show
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show A machine for producing power in which a wheel or rotor is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, or air.  
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Power   show
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show The rotating member of an electrical machine.  
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Series Circuit   show
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show The unit of potential difference symbolized as V.  
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Voltage   show
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