Energy Vocabulary

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Attract

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to pull towards each other.

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1. Battery

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1.   a source of stored chemical energy

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Closed circuit

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1.  a complete circuit through which electricity flows

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Open circuit

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1. an incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow

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Electricity

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1. energy that flows through circuits and can produce heat, light, motion, and sound

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Energy source

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1. a place where energy comes from, such as batteries, food, fuels and the sun

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Heat

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1. observable evidence of energy 

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Switch

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1. A device in an electrical circuit that opens and closes a circuit.

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Bulb

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1. A system which transfers electrical energy into light energy

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Polarity

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1. In batteries, the positive and negative ends must be aligned correctly