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Electricity Key Words
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- 1CircuitA complete and closed path which the current flows around
- 2Circuit ComponentsThe things that go in the circuit They are all connected together
- 3EnergyPower derived from physical or chemical resources used to fuel something
- 4Circuit SymbolsA pictogram used to represent various electronic devices in a schematic diagram of a circuit
- 5Electric CurrentA flow of electric charge thats carried by moving electrons in a wire
- 6CellA device containing electrodes used for generating current
- 7BatteryA container consisting of one or more cells and also used as a source of power
- 8Series CircuitA circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain so the current has one path to take
- 9Parallel CircuitIt has two or more paths for a current to flow through Voltage is the same
- 10ConductorA material or device that conducts or transmits heat or electricity
- 11ChargeTo store electrical energy in a battery or battery operated device
- 12SparkA small fiery particle thrown off from a fire or ignition as gas turns on
- 13AtomThe smallest part of a chemical element that can exist
- 14ElectronA stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity found in all atoms
- 15AmpereA unit of electric current equal to a flow of one coulomb per second
- 16AmmeterAn instrument for measuring electric current in amperes
- 17Reading (of measuring instrument)The reading is the unit or number of voltage or resistance that comes off of the ammeter or other measuring device
- 18ScaleScales are devices to measure weight or calculate mass
- 19Independant VariableA variable whose variation does not depend on that of another
- 20Dependant VariableA variable whose variation depends on that of another
- 21Control VariableThe one element that does not change throughout an experiment
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