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| the flow of electrons through a conductor |
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| the build up of electrons in one place |
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| electrons jump from an object of negative charge to another object |
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| a system that connects a power source, a conductor, and an appliance |
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| a flow of electric charge through a conductor |
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| a material through which electrons flow easily |
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| a material through which electrons do not flow easily |
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| an object made of iron, nickel, or cobalt that has the ability to attract other materials |
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| a space or area in which magnetic forces can be observed |
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| a magnet that does not lose its ability to attract |
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| an iron core that is surrounded by a coil of wire and attached to a power source; can be turned on or off |
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| a device used to determine direction |
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| a magnetic compass used aboard a ship or boat |
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| a compass which is not affected by magnetism, and always points to true North |
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| the northernmost point on earth |
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| the southernmost point on earth |
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| points on earth that lie hundreds of miles from true north and south |
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| the part of the motor that has electromagnets to rotate the shaft |
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| a metal contact that touches a commutator to send a current through a coil |
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| a device that reverses the direction of an electric current through a coil of an electric motor |
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| to think of, or create something new |
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| to place items together that share properties |
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