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charge | measurement of an object's extra positive or negative particles |
static electricity | charge that stays on an object |
electric field | space around an object where electric forces occur |
electric current | flow of electric charges |
circuit | path made for an electric current |
electric cell | supplies energy to move charges through a circuit |
conductor | material that electric current can pass through easily |
insulator | material that elctric current cannot easily pass through |
resistor | material that resists but doesn't stop the flow of electric current |
series circuit | circuit with one path for electric current |
parallel circuit | circuit with more that one path for electric current |
magnet | object that attracts things made of iron or steel |
magnetic poles | ends of a magnet |
magnetic field | space around a magnet where the force of the magnet acts |
electromagnet | arrangement of wire wrapped around a core |