Electricity And Magnetism Flashcards
1
Q
Potential difference
A
The driving force that pushes the charge around the circuit
2
Q
Resistance
A
Anything in a circuit that slows down the flow of current
3
Q
Conductors
A
Components and materials that electricity can easily travel through
4
Q
Insulators
A
Components and materials that don’t easily allow electric charges to pass through them
5
Q
Component
A
Anything you put in a circuit
6
Q
Conventional current
A
Moving in the same direction as the positive charge flow
7
Q
Electric Current
A
A flow of charged particles
8
Q
Electric field
A
The space around a charged object where other charged objects will feel a force
9
Q
Bar magnets
A
Magnets that are in the shape of a bar
10
Q
Magnetic field
A
A region where magnetic materials experience a force
11
Q
Solenoid
A
Long coil of wire
12
Q
Electromagnet
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