16305510685 | Alternating Current | An electric current that reverses direction in a circuit at regular intervals. | ![]() | 0 |
16305510686 | Ampere | This is the SI (metric) unit of current | ![]() | 1 |
16305510687 | Circuit | This is a completed path for transfer of electricity. | ![]() | 2 |
16305510688 | Conductor | This is a material that allows heat/electricity to transfer | ![]() | 3 |
16305510689 | Current | This is the rate of flow of electricity. | ![]() | 4 |
16305510690 | Direct Current | An electric current flowing in one direction only. | ![]() | 5 |
16305510691 | Electric Field | This exists in the space surrounding a charged particle and exerts a force on other charged particles | ![]() | 6 |
16305510692 | Electrical Charge | This is a net gain or loss of electrons. | ![]() | 7 |
16305510693 | Electricity | This is a flow of electrons that creates a charge, one of the main forms of energy. | ![]() | 8 |
16305510694 | Electromagnetic | This is a strong, short-lived magnet created by a looped electrical current. | ![]() | 9 |
16305510695 | Generator | This is a machine that will convert mechanical, nuclear, or chemical energy into electrical energy | ![]() | 10 |
16305510696 | Induction | The acquisition of electric charge without contact between charged and/or uncharged substances. | ![]() | 11 |
16305510697 | Magnetic Domain | This is an area of aligned magnetic atoms. Many of these together make up a magnet. | ![]() | 12 |
16305510698 | Magnetic Field | This is the area in which objects will interact with a magnet. | ![]() | 13 |
16305510699 | Magnetism | A force of attraction/repulsion due to the spin of electrons | ![]() | 14 |
16305510700 | Motor | This is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. | ![]() | 15 |
16305510701 | Ohm | This is a unit of electrical resistance | ![]() | 16 |
16305510702 | Ohm's Law | This is the relationship between voltage, resistance and current. V=IR | ![]() | 17 |
16305510703 | Open Circuit | A 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 |
16305510704 | Parallel Circuit | A circuit with several current paths, whose total current equals the sum of the currents in its branches | ![]() | 19 |
16305510705 | Closed Circuit | A complete circuit through which electricity flows | ![]() | 20 |
16305510706 | Permanent Magnet | A piece of magnetic material that retains its magnetic properties after it is removed from a magnetic field. | ![]() | 21 |
16305510707 | Resistance | This is a measure of an object's ability to transmit electricity. | ![]() | 22 |
16305510708 | Resistor | This is the part of an electrical circuit that resists the flow of electrical current. | ![]() | 23 |
16305510709 | Series Circuit | A circuit in which current passes through each device, one after another. | ![]() | 24 |
16305510710 | Switch | This is a device used to change the flow of electricity through a circuit.d | ![]() | 25 |
16305510711 | Temporary Magnetic | An item in which magnetic domains can be aligned and a magnetic field induced for a short period of time | ![]() | 26 |
16305510712 | Transformer | This is an electrical device that changes the voltage of electricity through the use of two sets of coils | ![]() | 27 |
16305510713 | Voltage | This is the potential energy per unit charge. | ![]() | 28 |
Electricity and Magnetism Flashcards
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