Vocab Set #18: Unit 5 Invisible Forces 3

A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses direction.

• Direct Current
• Alternating Current
• Parallel Circuit
• Series Circuit

When a nearby charged object causes charges to accumulate in a conductor.

• Friction
• Conduction
• Insulator
• Induction

The direct transfer of heat/electricity from one substance to another through direct contact.

• Conduction
• Insulator
• Friction
• Inertia

Negatively charged particles that surround the nucleus of an atom.

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Gluon

A material that allows heat/electricity to move freely through it.

• Insulator

• Foam

• Conductor

• Friction

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The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another.

• Static Electricity
• Electrical Current
• Static Discharge
• Friction

The attraction or repulsion between electric charges.

• Inertia
• Friction
• Magnetism
• Electrical Force

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The energy caused by the movement of electrons.

• Solar Energy
• Nuclear Energy
• Electrical Energy
• Geothermal Energy

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A material that does not allow heat/electricity to move freely through it.

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Copper
• Water

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An electric current that flows in only one direction.

• Direct Current
• Alternating Current
• Parallel Circuit
• Series Circuit