Electricity and Magnetism
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- static electricity
- An electric charge that builds up on a material.
- motor
- A device that changes electrical energy into energy of motion.
- conductor
- Material that can carry electricity or heat.
- electric charge
- Tiny particles that carry units of electricity.
- series circuit
- A circuit in which the parts are coonnected so that the electric current passes through each part along a single pathway.
- electric current
- A continuous flow of electric charges.
- electromagnet
- A temporary magnet that uses electricity to produce magnetism.
- magnetic pole
- The two areas on a magnet where the magnetic force is greatest.
- electric cell
- A device that turns chemical energy into electrical energy.
- insulator
- Material that resists the flow of electricity or heat.
- magnet
- An object that attracts iron and certain other metals.
- generator
- A device that uses magnetism to convert energy of motion into electrical energy.
- parallel circuit
- A circuit in which parts are connected so that the electric current passes along more than one pathway.