Electricity Vocab Check

Front

Materials that allow charge to flow freely

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Conductors

Front

Materials that inhibit charge flow.

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Insulators

Front

Subatomic particle with a negative charge.

Back

Electron

Front

Method of charging requiring contact between objects.

Back

Conduction

Front

Charging method where two objects are brought close.

Back

Induction/Polarization

Front

Rate of flow of electrical charge.

Back

Current

Front

A complete loop through which current is pushed by a power supply.

Back

Circuit

Front

Circuit with one path for current through multiple devices.

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Series circuit

Front

Circuit where current splits before passing through devices.

Back

Parallel circuit

Front

Measurement of difficulty for current to flow.

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Resistance