Unit 6.1 Flashcards
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Components
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The parts of a circuit (light globes, switches, resistors, wires, gloves and batteries)
2
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Current
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The flow of charge
3
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Electric circuit
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The path down which charge flows
4
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Electrons
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Tiny negative (-) particles spinning around the nucleus of an atom
5
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Ion
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A charged ‘atom’ created when electrons are gained or lost
6
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Neutral
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Having no charge
7
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Neutrons
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Neutral particles found in the nuclei of most atoms
8
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Protons
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Positive (+) particles found in the nuclei of all atoms
9
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Static electricity
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The build-up of electric charge on a surface
10
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Circuit diagram
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A simplified and shorthand version of a circuit; shows how all components in the circuit are connected
