Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary

Front

What is the electrical energy carried by the parts of an atom?

Back

Charge

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Front

What is a circuit with only one path for electric current to follow?

Back

Series circuit

Front

What is an object that becomes a magnet when electricity passes through it?

Back

Electromagnet

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Front

What is the space around a magnet where magnetism works?

Back

Magnetic field

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Front

What is the flow of electrons?

Back

Current

Front

What is a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily?

Back

Conductor

Front

What is a circuit that has multiple paths for electric current to flow?

Back

Parallel circuit

Front

What is the force of attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles?

Back

Magnetism

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Front

What do we call materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them?

Back

Insulators

Front

What is the unit of electric current?

Back

Ampere (A)