FLASHCARD: Electricity Vocabulary

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What is a semiconductor?

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A material that conducts electricity under certain conditions, like silicon. It has less electric conductivity than a conductor, but more than an insulator.

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What atomic particle is involved in electric current?

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Electron.

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What charge do electrons have?

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Negative.

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What is electric force?

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The interaction or force between charged objects.

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What is a battery?

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A source of stored chemical energy.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not conduct electricity well.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is voltage?

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The difference in electric potential energy between two points in a circuit.

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What is current?

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The flow of electric charge in a circuit.

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What is resistance?

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The opposition to the flow of electric current.