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Electricity Vocabulary
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5th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
conductors
Definition
material through which electric current passes easily
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current
Definition
the flow of negative charges through matter
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static electricity
Definition
electrons that are not moving
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insulators
Definition
material through which electric current does not pass easily
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current electricity
Definition
electricity that is made when electrons flow through things like wires and light bulbs
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circuit
Definition
the path for electricity; electricity will flow on a closed or complete circuit; electricity will not flow through an open or incomplete circuit
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simple circuit
Definition
a circuit that connects one object in a single path
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series circuit
Definition
a circuit that connects several objects one after another so that the current flows in a single path
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parallel circuit
Definition
a circuit that connects several objects in away that the current for each object has its own path
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repel
Definition
push away from each other
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attract
Definition
pull together
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electromagnet
Definition
a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
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energy
Definition
the ability to cause motion; or to create a change
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