A | B |
Power | The rate of energy conversion |
Watts | Unit for measuring power |
Energy | The ability to do work |
Conservation | Energy cannot be made or destroyed |
Temperature | A measure of how much energy particles contain |
Heat | A measure of the total amount of energy in a substance |
Conduction | Movement of heat through solids by particle vibrations |
Convection | Movement of heat through gases and liquids by particle movements |
Radiation | Movement of heat by electromagnetic waves |
Joules | Unit of energy |
Current | Flow of electrons |
Conductor | A material which allows heat or electricity to pass through it easily |
Insulator | A material which prevents heat or electricity from moving through it |
Ammeter | Used to measure a flow of electrons |
Diode | Allows electricity to flow through it in one direction only |
Cell | A store of chemical energy used in circuits |
Battery | A number of cells joined together |
Lamp | Converts electrical energy into light energy |
Resistor | A component which reduces the flow of electrons in a circuit |
Resistance | A "force" which opposes a flow of electrons |
Voltage | An electrical force which drives electrons around a circuit |
Amps | Unit of current |
Volts | Unit of voltage |
Ohms | Unit of resistance |