Electric Current

A cell made of semiconductor materials that absorb the photons emitted by the sun and generate flow of electrons is_______________

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The transfer of charged particles between two conductors.

• conduction

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• current

circuit is complete and electric energy flows through the circuit

• open circuit

• closed circuit

a circuit that is not complete and no electric energy flows through the circuit.

• open circuit

• closed circuit

Electricity that flows constantly in one direction on a given path.

• current electricity

• static electricity

• electron pathway

• conductor

the movement of electrically charged particles

• current

• voltage

• electromagnet

• generator

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

a magnet created by wrapping a current-carrying wire around a ferromagnetic core.

• electromagnet

• electric motor

• generator

• direct current

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a device that uses an electric current to produce motion.

• electric motor

• electromagnet

• generator

• alternating current

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a device that uses a magnetic field to transfer mechanical energy (KE+ PE) to electric energy

• electric generator

• direct current

• alternating current

• electromagnetism

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

an electric current that continually flows in one direction.

• direct current

• alternating current