ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS. ATOM WHAT ALL MATTER IS MADE OF.

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ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS

ATOMWHAT ALL MATTER IS MADE OF

ELECTRONTINY PARTICLES IN AN ATOM THAT HAVE A NEGATIVE CHARGE

ELECTRICITYENERGY CREATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONS

FLOWTO MOVE OR TRAVEL SMOOTHLY IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION

CONDUCTORMATERIAL THAT ALLOWS ELECTRICAL OR HEAT ENERGY TO FLOW THROUGH EASILY

INSULATORMATERIAL THAT SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS HEAT OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM FLOWING

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITTHE PATHWAY THROUGH WHICH ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWS

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDA MAGNETIC FIELD CREATED BY AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT

ELECTROMAGNETISMMAGNETISM CREATED BY AN ELECTRIC CURRENT; EXAMPLES ARE MRI AND ELECTRIC MOTOR

CLOSED CIRCUITA PATHWAY THAT ALLOWS AN ELECTRIC CURRENT TO FLOW FREELY

OPEN CIRCUITA PATHWAY THAT PREVENTS ELECTRIC CURRENT FROM FLOWING FREELY OR STOPS THE FLOW

CURRENTTHE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY AROUND A CIRCUIT

LIGHT ENERGYRADIANT ENERGY THAT OUR EYES CAN SEE FROM THE VISIBLE PART OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

HEAT / THERMAL ENERGYENERGY THAT CAUSES A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN MATERIALS

SOUND ENERGYENERGY PRODUCED FROM VIBRATION THAT YOU CAN HEAR

ELECTRICAL ENERGYENERGY PRODUCED BY THE MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONS.

CHEMICAL ENERGYENERGY IN A SUBSTANCE THAT CAN BE RELEASED BY A CHEMICAL REACTION.