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Magnets
Electric Currents
Electric Currents
Static Electricity
100
The end of a magnet
What is a magnetic pole?
100
A material that electric current DOES NOT pass through easily.
What is an insulator?
100
A path that is made for an electric current.
What is a circuit?
100
The space all around an object in which electric forces occur.
What is an electric field?
200
The space all around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act.
What is a magnetic field?
200
A material that resists (slows) the flow of current but does not stop it.
What is a resistor?
200
A flow of electric charges.
What is an electric current?
200
An electric charge that stays on an object.
What is static electricity?
300
An object that attracts certain materials such as iron or steel.
What is a magnet?
300
A circuit that has more than one path along which current can travel.
What is a parallel circuit?
300
A battery that supplies energy to move charges through a circuit.
What is an electric cell?
300
A measure of the extra positive or negative particles that an object has.
What is charge?
400
An arrangement of wire wrapped around a core, producing a temporary magnet
What is an electromagnet?
400
A circuit that has only one path for current to travel.
What is a series circuit?
400
A material that electric current can pass through easily.
What is a conductor?
400
The definition of this word means "not moving."
What is static?
500
The first compasses were made of this heavy natural material.
What is lodestone?
500
When this is on two conductors touch and a path is complete.
What is a switch?
500
In this type of circuit if one bulb is removed the second bulb stays lit.
What is a parallel circuit?
500
The only type of charge that moves.
What is a negative charge?