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| Electric forces | -the forces caused by the build-up of electricity |
| Stataic electricity | - is the build up of electric charge on an object |
| Electric charge | An object aquires static electricity when it has an excess build up of electric charge |
| Electric discharge | -is the removal of an electric charge from an object. |
| Coduction of electricity | -passage of electric charge through a material. |
| Ampere | -the unit used to measure electric current; the symbol is A |
| Cell | - A device that converts chemical energy in to electrical energy |
| Volt | - Unit used to measure voltage; the symbol is V |
| Electrode | - Part of an electric cell that allows electrons to enter or leave; it is usually made of a metal or carbon. |
| Electrolyte | - A solution that conducts elctricity |
| Resistor | - A device with a certain resistance to the passage of electric charges; used in electronic devices |
| Generator | - A device that produces electrical energy from mechanical energy |
| Permanent Magnet | - A piece of hard steel alloy that stays magnetised for a long time |
| Electromagnet | - A coil of wire that becomes magnetised when a current exists in it |
| Thermocouple | - Device consisting of a junction of two different metals; when heated, produced an electric current |
| Electric | - Circuit an uninterrupted conducting path for an electric current |
| Switch | - A device that can open or close an electrical current |
| Source | - The part of an electric circuit that changes the energy into electrical |
| Conductor | - A material that allows electric current to pass through it easily. |
| Control | - The part of an electric circuit is opened or closed |
| Load | -The part of a circuit that changes electrical energy into some other form of energy |
| Series Circuit | An electrical circuit with one conducting path and no branches |
| Parrallel Circuit | -An electric circuit that provides alternate conducting paths for electric current. |
| Joule | -The SI unit; for energy; the symbol is J. |
| Watt | -Unit used to measure electrical power; the symbol is W. |
| Watt Seconds | A unit of electrical energy equivalent to one joule. |
| Kilowatt Hour | -The measurement of usage of household energy. |
| Grounded | Connected so that a charge is conducted to or from the Earth. |
