1. Can we get those electrons moving?
Chapter 17
Can we get those electrons moving?

2. Induction
The transfer of electron or electricity without touching

3. A group of cells put together
BATTERy
A group of cells put together

4. Electric Discharge
The release of electricity from a source – like a cumulonimbus cloud

5. Static electricity
Electric charges that are at rest

6. Electric field
The space around a charged
object

7. Electric force
How much a attraction or repulsion an object has.

8. Law of electric charges
Likes repel and opposites attract.

9. Insulator
Materials that don’t let heat move freely

10. conductor
A materials that lets charges
flow freely.

11. Electric current
How fast does a charge move past a given point Measured in amps

12. voltage how much difference could be between two points
Energy difference between per unit of
Charge is known as potential difference

13. Resistance
Anything that slows down the movement of current

14. cell
A device that produces a current by converting chemical or radiant energy into electricity

15. photocell
Device that converts light into electrical energy

16. thermocouple
Changes heat into electrical energy

17. Electric power The rate at which Electricity is changed
Into other forms

18. Series Circuit A circuit where parts are joined one after another.
LOAD – any device that uses
Electricity to work
Switch – a device that opens and
Closes a circuit

19. Parallel Circuits
A circuit where the parts are joined in branches.