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Unit C Test

Vocabulary review

AB
electromagnetA magnet made by coiling a wire around a piece of iron and running electric current through the wire.
parallel circuitAn electric circuit that has more than one path for the current to follow.
series circuitAn electric circuit in which the current has only one path to follow.
electric circuitThe path an electric current follows.
insulatorA material that does not conduct electricity well.
electric currentThe flow of electrons.
current electricityA kind of kinetic energy that flows as an electric current.
wattsThe amount of electric energy a device uses each second.
electricityA form of energy produced by moving electrons.
conductora material that carries electricity well.
static electricityThe buildup of charges on an object.
frequencyThe number of vibrations per second.
opaqueNot allowing light to pass through.
pitchHow high of low a sound is.
reflectionThe bouncing of light off a surface.
refractionThe bending of light as it moves from one material to another.
translucentAllowing only some light to pass through.
vibrationA back and forth movement of matter.
volumeThe loudness or softness of a sound
concave lensA lens that is thicker at the edges than it is at the center.
convex lensA lens tht is thicker at the center than it is at the edges.
transparentAllowing light to pass through.
transverse waveThe way a light wave moves.
compression waveThe way a sound wave moves.


Mrs. J. Taylor

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