Lesson 1 - What is Electricity?

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not allow electricity to flow through.

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What is a conductor?

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A device or material that permits current to flow through it easily.

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What is required for a flow of electric charge to take place?

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The circuit must complete a loop.

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What is a circuit?

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An electrical path between two points.

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What is a neutron?

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An atomic particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What is an electron?

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An atomic particle with a negative charge that orbits the nucleus of an atom.

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What is a proton?

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An atomic particle with a positive charge found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What is a semiconductor?

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A material that has conductivity between that of an insulator and a conductor.

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What is electric current?

Back

The flow of electric charge in a circuit.

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What is a battery?

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A device that stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy.