Light Vocab

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Material in a lightbulb that glows when heated by electric current

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filament

Front

Filament in a glass globe held by wires

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lightbulb

Front

Visible evidence of energy

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light

Front

Flow of electricity through a conductor

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electric current

Front

A solid substance that conducts electric current

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wire

Front

Pathway for electric current

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circuit

Front

Place on a component for electrical connections

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contact point

Front

Energy that flows through circuits, producing heat, light, motion, and sound.

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electricity

Front

Ability to do work

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energy

Front

Observable evidence of thermal energy

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heat