Electricity Flashcard

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What is a bulb in a flashlight?

Back

A bulb is not the source of electricity; it is a device that converts electrical energy into light.

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What is a power source?

Back

A battery or other device that provides energy for a circuit.

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What is the function of a switch in a circuit?

Back

The part of a circuit which can control whether electricity flows.

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What is a circuit?

Back

A closed path that electric current follows.

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What is current?

Back

A continuous flow of negatively charged particles/electrons.

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What is a conductor?

Back

A material that allows electricity to flow through it.

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What is resistance?

Back

The opposition to the flow of electric current.

Front

What is voltage?

Back

The electrical force that pushes electrons through a circuit.

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What is a fuse?

Back

A safety device that protects a circuit by breaking the connection if the current is too high.

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What is an insulator?

Back

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