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Electricity and Magnetism Flashcards

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16305510685Alternating CurrentAn electric current that reverses direction in a circuit at regular intervals.0
16305510686AmpereThis is the SI (metric) unit of current1
16305510687CircuitThis is a completed path for transfer of electricity.2
16305510688ConductorThis is a material that allows heat/electricity to transfer3
16305510689CurrentThis is the rate of flow of electricity.4
16305510690Direct CurrentAn electric current flowing in one direction only.5
16305510691Electric FieldThis exists in the space surrounding a charged particle and exerts a force on other charged particles6
16305510692Electrical ChargeThis is a net gain or loss of electrons.7
16305510693ElectricityThis is a flow of electrons that creates a charge, one of the main forms of energy.8
16305510694ElectromagneticThis is a strong, short-lived magnet created by a looped electrical current.9
16305510695GeneratorThis is a machine that will convert mechanical, nuclear, or chemical energy into electrical energy10
16305510696InductionThe acquisition of electric charge without contact between charged and/or uncharged substances.11
16305510697Magnetic DomainThis is an area of aligned magnetic atoms. Many of these together make up a magnet.12
16305510698Magnetic FieldThis is the area in which objects will interact with a magnet.13
16305510699MagnetismA force of attraction/repulsion due to the spin of electrons14
16305510700MotorThis is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.15
16305510701OhmThis is a unit of electrical resistance16
16305510702Ohm's LawThis is the relationship between voltage, resistance and current. V=IR17
16305510703Open CircuitA potential path for the flow of electricity with at least one gap in the path that prevents this flow. The gap is usually the result of an open switch.18
16305510704Parallel CircuitA circuit with several current paths, whose total current equals the sum of the currents in its branches19
16305510705Closed CircuitA complete circuit through which electricity flows20
16305510706Permanent MagnetA piece of magnetic material that retains its magnetic properties after it is removed from a magnetic field.21
16305510707ResistanceThis is a measure of an object's ability to transmit electricity.22
16305510708ResistorThis is the part of an electrical circuit that resists the flow of electrical current.23
16305510709Series CircuitA circuit in which current passes through each device, one after another.24
16305510710SwitchThis is a device used to change the flow of electricity through a circuit.d25
16305510711Temporary MagneticAn item in which magnetic domains can be aligned and a magnetic field induced for a short period of time26
16305510712TransformerThis is an electrical device that changes the voltage of electricity through the use of two sets of coils27
16305510713VoltageThis is the potential energy per unit charge.28

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