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Static Electricity and Current Electricity

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matter   made up of atoms, anything that has mass and takes up space  
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atoms   tiny particles with no charge (equal positive and negative charge)  
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positive   electrical charge (+)  
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negative   electrical charge (-)  
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attract   come close together, opposite charges  
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repel   push away, same charges  
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neutral   no charge  
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humidity   wetness in the air  
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static electricity   the buildup of electrical charge  
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jump   when charge builds up so much it goes from the cloud to the ground  
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discharge   the movement of static electricity into an object, ZAP!  
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conductors   material that electricity flows through easily (metal, water)  
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insulators   material that electricity doesn't flow through easily (wood, air, rubber)  
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lightning   a huge discharge of static electricity from a cloud  
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circuit   path that electricity flows through  
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current electricity   electricity that flows through a circuit  
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closed circuit   a path with no holes, electricity can flow through it  
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open circuit   a path with holes, electricity cannot flow through it  
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switch   tool that can make a circuit open or closed  
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amperes   the measure of how many electrons flow past a place in a circuit  
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resistor   allows electrical energy to turn into heat or light  
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short circuit   a side circuit with low resistance, accidentally made  
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dry cell   changes chemical energy into electrical energy  
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wet cell   has electrodes, changes chemical energy into electrical energy  
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electrodes   negative and positive terminals of a wet cell  
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series circuit   many objects next to each other on a circuit, electricity is shared  
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parallel circuit   each object has its own circuit, electricity has 2 paths to travel through  
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fuse   has a piece of metal that will heat up and melt and make an open circuit  
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circuit breakers   switch that will make an open circuit when electricity flows through it  
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