Electricity and Magnetism

Front

An electric charge is______________.

Back

a basic property of the tiny particles that make up matter

Front

An electric circuit is ________________.

Back

a continuous pathway that can carry an electric current

Front

Static electricity is ____________________.

Back

the buildup of electric charges in one place

Front

Resistance is ___________________.

Back

how much a material opposes, or resists, the flow of electric current

Front

A conductor is _______________________

Back

a material through which heat and electricity flow easily

Front

An electric field is ____________________.

Back

the area around electric charges, where electric forces can act

Front

An electric circuit with only one path for current is called a ______________.

Back

series circuit

Front

A flow of electric charges is  ____________.

Back

an electric current

Front

A material that slows the flow of heat and electricity is ____________________.

Back

an insulator

Front

A magnet that has coils of current-carrying wire around an iron core is called __________________.

Back

an electromagnet