Big Idea 10+11 Q1

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Closed Circuit

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A continuous path through which electricity can flow.

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Battery

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A device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions.

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Conductor

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Materials that heat and/or electricity flows through easily.

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Absorb

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To take in without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

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Bend (refract)

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When light slows down as it passes from one substance into another.

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Electricity

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A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles such as electrons or protons.

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Insulator

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A material that does not allow electricity or heat to flow through it easily.

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Voltage

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The difference in electric potential between two points in a circuit.

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Current

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The flow of electric charge in a circuit.

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Circuit

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A closed loop that allows electricity to flow from a power source to a device and back.