Electricity Unit Vocabulary June 2025

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Electricity

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flow of electric charge

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Insulator

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A material that does not easily allow the flow of electricity.

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Conductor

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A material that allows the flow of electrical current in one or more directions.

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Current

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The flow of electrons.

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Voltage

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The difference in electric potential between two points.

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Resistance

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A measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

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Static Electricity

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A stationary electric charge, typically produced by friction.

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Series Circuit

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An electric circuit with components arranged in a sequence so that the current has only one path to follow.

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Parallel Circuit

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An electric circuit with multiple paths for the current to flow through.

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Renewable Resource

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A natural resource that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time.