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| The flow of electric charge. |
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| Which direction does energy flow? |
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| From a high to a low potential. |
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| What is the flow of charge in metals? |
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| What are some voltage sources? |
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| Batteries and generators. |
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| How do voltage sources work? |
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| They pull the negative charges away from the positive charges. |
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| How does current and voltage flow? |
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| Current goes through the circuit and voltage goes across the circuit. |
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| What does current depend on? |
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| What does resistance depend on? |
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| The conductivity, length, and thickness of the material. |
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| The current in a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage across the circuit and inversely proportional to the resistance. |
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| What does there have to be for an electric shock to occur? |
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Definition
| A potential difference, or voltage. |
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| How does a three prong plug prevent shock? |
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Definition
| One flat prong is live, one flat prong is neutral, and the round prong goes to the ground. |
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| Direct current, charges flow in one direction. |
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| Alternating Current, charges flow in one direction and then the other. |
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| The rate at which energy is used. |
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| The amount of energy used at the rate of one kilowatt in one hour. |
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