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Ammeter
a meter used to measure electric current through a circuit.
pump
The ________ does work as it lifts the water to the storage tank, storing gravitational potential energy.
Voltage
The "force "that moves electric charge carriers through an electric current; also called electric potential difference.
Superconductor
________: a material with zero resistance.
Voltmeter
a meter used to measure voltage.
friction
Charging by ________: the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object.
Battery
a power source for DC electrical systems consisting of two or more electrochemical cells.
Fuse
an electrical safety device that opens the circuit by melting when an overheated condition occurs due to excessive current.
Ohms law
the law that states that the current in a circuit is directly related to the voltage and inversely related to the resistance.
Ohm
the derived SI unit for electrical resistance.
Grounding
the act of providing a path for an electric current to move into the earth.
Ground fault interrupter
a safety device consisting of an outlet with a built- in circuit breaker.
electric force
the field force between two charged objects
electric field
a three-dimensional region around a charged object that will apply a force on other charged objects within that region
electric potential energy
energy that is stored by a charged object in an electric field
charging by friction
the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object
charging by conduction
the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by the two objects being placed in contact with each other and the excess charge being shared
charging by induction
the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by allowing the electric force to move excess charge onto the second object while the two objects are not in contact with each other
current electricity
electricity involving moving electric charges
electric current
the movement of electric charge through a complete loop
electric circuit
the loop through which current electricity can flow
open circuit
an incomplete electric circuit that prevents the movement of charge
closed circuit
a complete electric circuit that allows charge to flow
direct current
electric current in which electric charges move in only one direction
conventional current
the direction in a DC circuit that positive charges would flow; decided by agreement as the standard current direction
alternating current
electric current in which the charge carriers change direction periodically
electrical conductors
a material through which electric charge moves easily
electrical insulator
a material through which electric charge does not move easily
ampere
the fundamental SI unit of electric current
ammeter
a meter used to measure electric current through a circuit
voltage
The "force" that moves electric charge carriers through an electric current; also called electric potential difference
voltmeter
a meter used to measure voltage
battery
a power source for DC electrical systems consisting of two or more electrochemical cells
ohm
the derived SI unit for electrical resistance
superconductor
a material with zero resistance
ohms law
the law that states that the current in a circuit is directly related to the voltage and inversely related to the resistance
electrical load
an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy
short circuit
an unintended path for an electric current
series circuit
a circuit with only one path that electric current can take
parallel circuit
a circuit with multiple paths that electric current can take
electrical power
the work per second done or produced by an electrical system
fuse
an electrical safety device that opens the circuit by melting when an overheated condition occurs due to excessive current
circuit breaker
an electrical safety device consisting of an automatic switch that opens when there is too much current in a circuit
grounding
the act of providing a path for electrical charge to move into the earth
ground-fault interrupter
a safety device consisting of an outlet with a built-in circuit breaker
electric force
the field force between two charged objects
electric field
a three-dimensional region around a charged object that will apply a force on other charged objects within that region
electric potential energy
energy that is stored by a charged object in an electric field. the quantity depends on the magnitude of the charges and the object’s position in the field
charging by friction
the process by which an object can gain excess charge while being rubbed by another object
charging by conduction
the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by the two objects being placed in contact with each other and the excess charge being shared
charging by induction
the process by which one charged object can produce a second charged object by allowing the electric force to move excess charge onto the second object while the two objects are not in contact with each other
current electricity
electricity involving moving electric charges
electric current
the movement of electric charge through a complete loop
electric circuit
the loop through which current electricity can flow
open circuit
an incomplete electric circuit that prevents the movement of charge
conventional current
the direction in a DC circuit that positive charges would flow; decided by agreement as the standard current direction
alternating current
electric current in which the charge carriers change direction periodically
electrical conductor
a material through which electric charge moves easily
electrical insulator
a material through which electric charge does not move easily
ampere
the fundamental SI unit of electric current
electrical load
an electrical device in a circuit that consumes electrical energy
short circuit
an unintended path for an electric current
series circuit
a circuit with only one path that electric current can take
parallel circuit
a circuit with multiple paths that electric current can take
electrical power
the work per second done or produced by an electrical system
circuit breaker
an electrical safety device consisting of an automatic switch that opens when there is too much current in a circuit
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