1. U1C2 Vocabulary

2. Place a title on both sheet of loose leaf paper.

4. 1. defining characteristics the characteristics that are specific to a given type of interaction

5. defining characteristics

6. 2. magnetic materials metals that interact with magnets

7. magnetic materials

8. 3. electric circuit path followed by an electric current from a power source through devices that use electricity and back to the source

9. electric circuit

12. 4. electrical conductor a material that allows electric current to exist in it

13. electrical conductor

14. 5. electrical non-conductor a material that does not allow electric current to exist in it

15. electrical non-conductor

16. 6. single-loop circuit (series circuit) a circuit that has all its parts connected in a single loop

17. single-loop circuit (series circuit)

18. Which circuits are single-loop circuit (series circuit)?

19. 7. multi-loop circuit (parallel circuit) a circuit in which two or more single loops connect to the same cells (batteries)

20. multi-loop circuit (parallel circuit)

21. 8. simulator a machine or computer program that models a given environment or situation for the purpose of training research

22. simulator

23. 9. ammeter a device that measures the amount of electric current in a circuit

24. electric current

25. ammeter

26. 10. electric current a flow of negative charges (electrons) around a circuit

27. electric current

29. 11. electromagnet consists of a coil wire connected to a source of electricity; the coil is usually wrapped around magnetic material

30. electromagnet