Chapter 6 Electricity
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Electrical charge | One of two kinds of particles, positive or negative, that are in objects. |
| Static Electricity | A build up of electrical charges from one object to another. |
| Discharge | A sudden movement of electrical charges from one object to another. |
| Conductor | A material that lets electric charges flow through it easily. |
| Insulator | A material that does not let electric charges flow through it easily. |
| Electric Current | A flow of electrical charges through a material, such as a wire. |
| Circuit | The path of an electric current. |
| Series Curcuit | A circuit in which the electrical charges fow through a single path. |
| Parallel Circuit | A circuit in which the electrical charges flow through more than one path. |
| Voltage | A measure of how strong a battery or another power source is. |
| Resistance | The ability of a substance to sppose or slow down electric current. |
| Transformer | An electrical tool that increases or decreases the voltage in an electric current. |
| Circuit Breaker | An electrical tool that switches off an electric current that gets too high. |
| Fuse | An electrical tool that melts to open a circuit if the electric current gets too high. |
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