Power, Electricity and Magnetism Vocab Quiz

Force through a distance.

• power

• work

• machine

• lever

a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy

• lever

• motor

• pulley

• generator

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the rate at which work is done

• machine

• work

• power

• inclined plane

a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy

• generator

• motor

• lever

• wedge

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a device that makes work easier

• resistor

• insulator

• conductor

• machine

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a coil that has a soft iron core and that acts as a magnet when an electric current is in the coil

• solenoid

• electromagnet

• magnet

• electric current

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an exchange of an electric charge; generally produced by friction

• static electricity

• electric current

• electric circuit

• semiconductor

a coil of wire when an electric current in it

• electric circuit

• voltage

• solenoid

• wedge

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a material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it

• insulator

• conductor

• resistor

• wheel and axle

a material that does not allow for heat and electricity to flow through it

• insulator

• conductor

• resistor

• wheel and axle

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