Magnets and Electricity Vocab

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An electric charge that builds up on an object

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static electricity

Front

In a circuit, what is being powered?

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load

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Electricity created and controlled by people

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human-harnessed electricity

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Temporary magnet activated by electric current; can be switched on/off.

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electromagnet

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Pathway for electric current

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electric circuit

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A magnet shaped like a bar with poles at each end

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bar magnet

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Continuous flow of electric charges

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electric current

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Strongest magnetic force areas

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magnetic pole

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Tiny particles that carry electricity

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electric charge

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Material that carries electricity or heat

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conductor