FOSS energy vocabulary

a source of electricity created from stored chemical energy

• circuit

• battery

• lightbulb

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a pathway for the flow of electric current

• battery

• energy source

• circuit

the place on a component where connections are made to allow for electricity to flow

• contact point

• circuit

• energy source

the flow of electricity through a conductor

• wire

• electric current

• energy source

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

• circuit

• energy source

• electricity

the ability to do work

• energy

• battery

• system

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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a filament held by two stiff wires and surrounded by a clear glass globe

• wire

• battery

• lightbulb

a metal or other solid substance through which electric current moves

• energy source

• wire

• light

a place where energy comes from, such as batteries, fuels, the Sun, and objects in motion

• transfer

• system

• energy source

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

visible evidence of energy

• light

• system

• circuit

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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