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Electricity
Terms for Chapter 1 Section F Lessons 1-2
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4th Grade
05/03/2006

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Charge
Definition
The measure of the extra positive or negative particles that an object has
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Static electricity
Definition
The charge that does not move
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Electric field
Definition
The space around a charged object where electric forces act
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Conductor
Definition
Material that current can pass through easily
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Insulator
Definition
Material that current cannot pass through easily
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Resistor
Definition
Material that resists but doesn't stop the flow of current
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current
Definition
A flow of electric charges
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Circuit
Definition
A path made for an electric current
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Electric cell
Definition
Supplies energy to move charges through a circuit
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Series circuit
Definition
A circuit that has only one path for the current
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Positive or negative
Definition
The two kinds of charge
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Negative charge
Definition
Moves to make a static charge
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Switch
Definition
In a circuit, this controls when a circuit is open or closed and controls the flow electricity
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Amperes
Definition
How current is measured
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