Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Electricity and Magnets
Bum Bum Ba Da Dummmmmm!
14
Science
4th Grade
10/18/2012

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
conductor
Definition
A material that electric current can pass through easily
Term
insulator
Definition
A material that current cannot pass through easily
Term
electric current
Definition
A flow of electric charges
Term
circuit
Definition
A path that is made for an electric circuit
Term
resistor
Definition
A material that resists the flow of current but doesn’t stop it
Term
electric cell
Definition
A device that supplies energy to move charges thorough a circuit
Term
series circuit
Definition
A circuit that has only one path for current
Term
parallel circuit
Definition
A circuit that has more than one path along which current can
travel
Term
magnet
Definition
An object that attracts certain materials, such as iron or steel
Term
magnetic pole
Definition
The end of a magnet
Term
magnetic field
Definition
The space all around a magnet where the force of the magnet
can act
Term
electromagnet
Definition
An arrangement of wire wrapped around a core, producing a
temporary magnet
Term
conduction
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other
Term
friction
Definition
A force that keeps objects that are touching each other from sliding past each other easily
Supporting users have an ad free experience!