| A | B |
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| STATIC ELECTRICITY | effects produced by stationary charges |
| LAW OF CHARGES | like charges repel and unlike charges attract |
| CAPACITORS | object that stores an electric charge |
| INDUCTION | charging an object by shifting the path of its electrons |
| ELECTROSCOPE | a device that detects charges |
| SEMICONDUCTORS | substance that allows a partial flow of electrons |
| ELECTRIC CURRENT | flow of electrons |
| CIRCUIT | path an electric current takes |
| SWITCH | a device to open or close a circuit |
| SHORT CIRCUIT | an electric circuit where the current passes through a path shorter than the intended circuit |
| VOLTS (V) | electron pressure |
| COULOMB | unit of electrical charge |
| AMPERES | unit of electrical current equal to 1 coulomb per second |
| RESISTOR | device used to resist the flow of electrons |
| OHMS LAW | statement of the relationship between voltage |
| LOADS | device that uses electricity |
| SERIES CIRCUIT | circuit with a single path for all the electrons to follow |
| PARALLEL CIRCUIT | circuit with two or more paths for the electrons to follow |
| FUSES | safety device that melts to prevent the current from becoming dangerously high |
| CICRUIT BREAKER | a safety device that switches to break a circuit if current becomes too high |
| WATT | SI unit of power |
| KILOWATTS | one thousand watts |
