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| static electricity | The build up of electric charges on an object. |
| (-) | Negative charge symbol |
| (+) | Positive charge symbol |
| electric discharge | When static electric charges jump off a charged object (-) to (+) |
| Lightning | Natural static discarge found in nature. |
| switch | Opens (off) or closes (on) a circuit |
| circuit | A path where (-) charges flow to (+) charges |
| conductor | Material that allows electricity to flow through. |
| insulator | Material that stops the flow of electricity. |
| series circuit | A circuit with only 1 path of electricity. |
| parallel circuit | A circuit with 2 or more paths of electricity |
| incandescent bulb | A bulb that produces light from a heated filament. |
| fluorescent bulb | A bulb that changes ultraviolet light into white light. |
| Thomas Edison | Inventor of the light bulb |
| fuse | Melts to open a circuit to save a ciruit from too much electricity. |
| circuit breaker | A switch that automatically opens if stop too much electricity from flowing into a circuit. |
| master switch | a switch that controls the flow of all electricity in a circuit |
| electromagnet | Turns electricity into magnetism |
| generator | Turns energy of motion (kinetic energy) into electrical energy |
| Wet Cell Battery | Battery made with copper, zinc, and a liquid acid |
| Dry Cell Battery | Battery made with zinc, carbon core, and acid paste |
| Electric Motor | Turns electrical energy into energy of motion (kinetic energy) |
| filament | Wire found in incandescent lightbulbs that burns brightly |
| Solar Cell | Turns light energy into electrical energy |
