Electricity Flashcard

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What is the term for the flow of electric charge in a circuit?

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Current

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What is measured in volts?

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Voltage

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Term for the opposition to the flow of electric current in a circuit.

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Resistance

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What is a circuit?

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A path for electrical current to flow.

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Conductor

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A substance made up of atoms which hold electrons loosely, allowing electrons to move through very easily.

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What is an insulator?

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A substance made up of atoms which hold onto electrons very tightly, not allowing electrons to move through easily.

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Electrical potential energy

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The potential energy of a charged object because of where it is in an electrical field (measured in voltage).

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Potential difference

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The voltage between the ends of a conductor.

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What is an electron?

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A subatomic particle with a negative charge

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What is electric current?

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A continuous flow of electric charge along a pathway or circuit