Chapter 3 Science Flashcards


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Static electricity

When positive or negative charges no longer balance

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Electric current

An electric charge in motion

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Resistor

Objects that transfer energy to other forms of energy (lightbulb)

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Friction

A force that acts when two surfaces rub together

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Series circuit

Path where current flows only one way

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Parallel circuit

Has two or more paths in which a charge can flow

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Conductor

Material through which an electric charge can move easily

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Insulator

Material through which an electric charge moves slowly

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Filament

A thin coiled wire that can get hot without melting

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Electrical energy

Is transformed from one place to another type of energy such as motion, sound, heat or light