Ch. 20 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Material that allows electricity to pass easily.

Back

Conductor

Front

Material that electricity can't easily pass through.

Back

insulator

Front

Opposition to electric flow.

Back

Resistance

Front

Material with near-zero electrical resistance.

Back

superconductor

Front

Potential difference in an electric field that drives electricity.

Back

voltage

Front

Device converting chemical to electrical energy.

Back

battery

Front

Voltage, current, resistance relationship: C=V/R.

Back

Ohm's Law

Front

Attraction or repulsion between charged objects.

Back

electric force

Front

Transfer of charge without contact between materials.

Back

induction

Front

Flow of electric charges.

Back

current