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Electricity Test
vocabulary needed to know for the electricity test
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Science
6th Grade
02/11/2013

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Term
law of electric charges
Definition
oppositely-charged objects attract and objects with the same charges repel
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electric force
Definition
the force of attraction or repulsion on a charged particle that is due to an electric field.
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electric field
Definition
The space around a charged object in which another charged object experiences an electric force
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Electric discharge
Definition
the release of electricity stored in a source
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Electric current
Definition
Electric current is the rate at which charges pass a given point
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resistance
Definition
 the opposition to the flow of electric charge (by a material or device) – electrical friction.
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Conductor
Definition

something that Transfers energy through a medium without any apparent change in the medium.

(most of the time metal)

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insulator
Definition
something that creates a charge by the influence of charged object but not by contact with a charged object
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static electricity
Definition
the electric charge at rest on an object; generally produced by friction or induction
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voltage
Definition
Voltage is the potential difference between two points in a circuit.  
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cells
Definition
devices that produce electrical energy by converting chemical or radiant energy into electrical energy
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thermocouple
Definition
a sensor for measuring temperature
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photocell
Definition
is a type of resistor
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