6077647561 | Electric Charge | Is a physical property of particles or objects that cause them to attract or repel each other without touching | 0 | |
6077650757 | Electric Field | The space around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects | 1 | |
6077657606 | Static Electricity | A buildup of charges on an object. | 2 | |
6077673300 | Law of Conservation of Charge | Charges can't be created or destroyed | 3 | |
6077682439 | Charging by Friction | Is the transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another by rubbing the objects together | 4 | |
6077689464 | Charging by Conduction | the transfer of electrons from one object to another by direct contact | 5 | |
6077692476 | Charging by Polarization | The movement of electrons within a neutral object due to the electric of a nearby charged object | 6 | |
6141713573 | Static Discharge | The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another | 7 | |
6141710427 | Electric Force | the force of attraction or repulsion on a charged particle | 8 | |
6141956393 | Electric Current | The continuous flow of electric charges through a material | 9 | |
6141958359 | Ampere-A-amp | Measures the amount of charges passing a fixed point in a given amount of time | 10 | |
6141958360 | Direct Current-DC | Current that flows in only one direction | 11 | |
6141964813 | Alternating Current-AC | Current flow keeps reversing direction | 12 | |
6141967237 | Electrical Circuit | a complete, unbroken path that charges can flow through | 13 | |
6141969419 | Voltage | Potential difference/difference in electrical potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit | 14 | |
6141971260 | Resistance | How difficult it is for charges to move through an object | 15 | |
6141971261 | Conductor | A material with low resistance to electrical current. | 16 | |
6141994713 | Insulator | Materials with high resistance to electrical current. | 17 | |
6147488991 | Ohm's Law | Describes the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. | ![]() | 18 |
6147490910 | Open Circuit | A broken loop; Current cannot flow | 19 | |
6147493194 | Closed circuit | A continuous loop; Current can flow | 20 | |
6147495222 | Series circuit | A circuit that contains only one path for current flow | 21 | |
6147497366 | Parallel circuit | A circuit that contains more than one path for current flow | 22 | |
6147499519 | Switch | Used to control the flow of current though the circuit | 23 | |
6147501928 | Resistor (Load) | Converts electrical a energy into other forms like mechanical energy ,heat,light, and sound | 24 | |
6147501929 | Circuit diagram | A diagram with symbols that shows all of the components in a circuit and how they are connected. | 25 | |
6167481000 | Short Circuit | A connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance | 26 | |
6167481001 | Ground Wire | Connects circuits in your home to the earth giving charges alternate paths in case of a short circuit | 27 | |
6167482721 | Fuse | Devices that melt when they heat up (have a thin metal wire in it) | 28 | |
6167482722 | Circuit Breaker | Switches that bend away from circuits as they heat up | 29 | |
6167485732 | GFCI Outlet | Small circuit breaker, used in areas of the home where water is present | ![]() | 30 |
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