Electric Potential Energy and Voltage

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Voltmeter
________- device that measures the amount of potential difference between two locations of charge separation.
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Wet cell
________- electrolytes that take form in fluid.
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Thermocouples
________- consists of a loop of two wires of different metals joined at both ends, if one end is heated or cooled, charge is separated, and potential difference /voltage is created.
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Electrode
________- two terminals of a battery.
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Terminal
________- end points of a battery where connection is made.
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Friction
________- rubbing two materials together, work done by rubbing is converted into electrical energy stored into the separate charge.
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Chemical energy
________ separates the positive and negative charges in a battery.
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Piezoelectric crystals
________- when collided against, positive and negative charges are separated on either side of crystal.
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Acceleration
________- increased rate or speed of something.
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Potential Energy
________- energy stored within an object (measured in joules)
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Potential Difference
________- amount of electric potential energy per one coulomb of charge.
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Electrochemical Cell
________- cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy stored in charges (typically called cells or batteries)
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Electric Potential Energy
________- electrical energy stored within a battery.
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Energy that charge possesses
________ is dependent on amount of charge and potential difference /voltage.
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