Phy Sci Unit 9 vocab (all words)

Front

Closed loop for electric current flow

Back

circuit

Front

Material like copper wire where electrons move easily

Back

conductor

Front

Net movement of electric charges in one direction, measured in amperes.

Back

electric current

Front

Rate of electrical energy conversion; in watts.

Back

electrical power

Front

Material where electrons can't move easily

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Insulator

Front

Charge can be transferred but not created or destroyed.

Back

law of conservation of charge

Front

Current in a circuit = Voltage / Resistance

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ohm's law

Front

Circuit with multiple paths for electric current.

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Parallel circuit

Front

Material's tendency to resist electron flow, converting electrical energy to heat and light; measured in ohms.

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Resistance

Front

Circuit with a single path for electric current.

Back

Series circuit.