1. © UNT in partnership with TEA1 7 th Grade Career Exploration Module Career Focus: Electrical Engineer Vocabulary

2. Resistor a device that is used to control the flow of electricity in an electric circuit © UNT in partnership with TEA2

3. Impedance in an electrical circuit, the apparent opposition to the flow of an alternating current that is comparable to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current © UNT in partnership with TEA3

4. Capacitor a device that is used to store electrical energy © UNT in partnership with TEA4

5. Transistor a small device that is used to control the flow of electricity in radios, computers, etc. © UNT in partnership with TEA5

6. Circuit the complete path that an electric current travels along © UNT in partnership with TEA6

7. Ohm a unit for measuring electrical resistance © UNT in partnership with TEA7

8. Farad the standard unit of measurement for capacitors (capacitance) © UNT in partnership with TEA8

9. Ampere a unit for measuring the rate at which electric current flows - also called an amp © UNT in partnership with TEA9

10. Watt a unit for measuring electrical power © UNT in partnership with TEA10

11. Oscilloscope a test instrument that is used to measure and analyze electronic signals (waves and pulses) displayed on its screen © UNT in partnership with TEA11

12. EM (electromagnetism) a magnetic field that is produced by a current of electricity © UNT in partnership with TEA12

13. Ground a wire or metal object that makes an electrical connection with the earth – usually singular © UNT in partnership with TEA13