, A component or output device that converts electrical energy into light, heat, sound, or motion.">
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What is electricity?
A form of energy
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What is static electricity?
Electricity that does not flow on a given path.
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What is a conductor?
A material that allows electricity to pass through it easily.
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What is renewable?
An energy source source that can be used over and over or be replaced.
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What is Amps?
Current (steady flow of electrons) is measured in this.
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What is an electron?
A sub-atomic particle with a negative charge.
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What is a neutron?
An uncharged (neutral) particle equal in weight in weight to a proton.
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What is an insulator?
A material that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily.
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What is non-renewable?
An energy source that can be used once and cannot be replaced.
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What is Watts?
We measure units of power in this.
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What is attraction?
Objects with "like" charges rebel or separate.
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What is a proton?
A particle with a positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron.
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What is a switch?
A device used to turn on/off; stop/start electricity flow.
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Who is Ben Franklin?
Presented the idea that electricity had positive and negative elements that flow from positive to negative.
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What is kilo watts per hour?
The power in our homes is measured in this.
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What is series circuit?
A path of electrical current that only has one loop>
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What is current electricity?
Electricity that flows constantly in one direction on a closed path?
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What is a parallel circuit?
A path of electrical current that has more than one loop in the circuit.
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Who is Thomas Edison?
Invented the electric light bulb.
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What is geothermal energy?
Energy generated and stored in the Earth
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What is load?
A component or output device that converts electrical energy into light, heat, sound, or motion.
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What is source?
Device that generates the flow of electrical energy in a circuit, such as a battery.
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What is electromagnet?
A temporary magnet made of an iron bar with coils of wire around it; they act as magnets when electricity flows through them.
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What is Voltage?
A term that describes the electrical force that makes electricity move through a wire.
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What is Biomass?
organic matter used as a fuel, esp. in a power station for the generation of electricity.
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