electric vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 generator | a device that makes an electric current |
| hydroelectric power | electrical energy made by using a dam and the kinetic energy of falling water |
| insulator | a material that does not carry current electricity well |
| parallel circuit | a circuit that has more than one path for an electric current to follow |
| series circuit | a circuit that has only one path for an electric current to follow |
| solar power | the power of the sun |
| static electricity | an electrical charge that builds up on an object |
| electric motor | a device that uses a permanent magnet and an electromagnet to spin a shaft |
| conductor | materials that let electric current travel through them easily |
| current electricity | a steady movement of chargdes through certain materials |
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