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Current Electricity - Vocabulary
Current Electricity - Vocabulary
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reviews key electricity vocabulary...high school physical science
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A device that changes kinetic energy into electricity.
Voltmeter
Generator
Light bulb
Motor
2
A device that changes electrical energy into kinetic energy.
Motor
Candle
Generator
Ampere
3
Also known as the potential difference...In a AA battery it is 1.5.
Voltage
Resistance
Power
Current
4
A connections class that would focus on reading the newspaper and reviewing articles from CNN.
Currant Jelly
Direct Current
Current Events
Alternating Current
5
Measured in watts. For example some light bulbs use 100 watts of ____________.
Current
Power
Voltage
Resistance
6
If you wrap a solenoid around a magnet, you have created a(n) _____________.
motor
generator
handy Christmas gift!
electromagnet
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What is the opposition to the flow of electricity called?
Power
Resistance
Voltage
Current
8
What is the rate at which electrical energy is used called?
Voltage
Power
Resistance
Current
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The type of current that moves only in one direction.
direct current
current jelly
current events
alternating current
10
A circuit in which all parts are connected in a single loop.
Electron Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Series Circuit
3-Ring Circuit
11
The continuous flow of charge caused the motion of electrons. The rate at a charge passes a pt.
Circuit
Resistance
Current
Voltage
12
Measured in Ohms. Wood has a high ___________.
Resistance
Voltage
Power
Current
13
A complete, closed path where electric charges flow.
Voltage
Circuit
source
Current
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A form of energy resulting from moving charged particles.
Electrical
Thermal
Switch
Solar
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The type of current that where charges continually switch directions.
Direct current
Current events
Alternating current
Current Jelly
