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100

comprises branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch.

What is a Parallel Circuit 

100

 the materials or substances that allow electricity to flow through them

What is a Conductor

100

the physical interaction among electric charges, magnetic moments, and the electromagnetic field.

What is Electromagnetism 

100

mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.

What is Wind Power


200

The specific amount of energy available in a circuit

What is Voltage

200

 constancy of the total electric charge in the universe or in any specific chemical or nuclear reaction.

What is the Conservation of Charge

200

an electrical coil wrapped around a soft-iron core

What is a Electromagnet

200

 a unit of power or radiant flux.

What is Watt

300

 a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

What is Resistance

300

 the study of electromagnetic phenomena that occur when there are no moving charges

What is the Law of Electrostatics 

300

the region in which a body experiences a force due to its magnetic polarity  

What is Magnetic Field

300

in a device, an electrical circuit of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, typically resulting from the unintended contact of components and consequent accidental diversion of the current. 

What is a Short Circuit 

400

a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control.

What is a Resistor 

400

a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

What is a battery 

400

 an instrument for determining direction on the surface of Earth by means of a magnetic pointer that aligns itself with Earth's magnetic field.

What is an Magnetic Compass

400

is an industrial facility that generates electricity from primary energy. 

What is a power plant 

500

rate at which energy energy is transferred 

What is Power

500

When work is done on a positive test charge to move it from one location to another,

What is Electrical Potential 

500

A common application for electromagnetics is magnetic resonance imaging

What is an MRI

500

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

What is an Ion