Vocab of Electricity

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Electricity is:

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energy due to electric charges

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Electric potential?

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Stored energy of an electric charge.

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Charge that carries energy in a circuit?

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coulomb

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Voltage:

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Energy per coulomb in a circuit.

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9-volt power source means:

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each coulomb receives 9 joules of energy

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Current describes how quickly charges move through a circuit.

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how quickly charges are moving through the circuit

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Unit of current?

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ampere (amp)

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Current of 2 amps means:

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2 coulombs/second are passing through the circuit.

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Electrical resistance:

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Controls/slows down electricity flow.

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Unit of resistance?

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ohms