Electricity Vocab by Braxton Readence

Conductor

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A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.

One type of conductor is silver.

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Any part of the circuit that changes electrical energy into another form of energy.

A light bulb is considered a electrical device.

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Is a path in which electrons flow from current source to a device.

An electrical circuit is used to power something like a light bulb.

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Amount of electrical potential energy expressed in volts.

An example would be a light bulb off, and a light bulb on.

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A flow of charged particles from one point to another.

The electrical current flows from the main source to the thing connected.

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The opposition of an electrical current.

Electrical resistance will stop or slow a flow of electric current.

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A device used to measure voltage, or electrical potential energy.

A voltmeter is similar to an ammeter. They both are used to measure.

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A device used to measure the speed of an electrical current.

An ammeter is mainly used to measure different aspects of electricity.

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An electric circuit with a single path.

A series circuit can hit multiple light bulbs in a single path.

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An electric circuit with multiple paths.

A parallel circuit can be connected to a light bulb in multiple ways.

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A point of connection for closing an electrical circuit.

The electrical terminal is what happens when a conductor comes to an end.

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A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.

One type of insulator is rubber.