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conductor
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Materials that let electricity pass through it. (Electric current passes through metals like copper and gold. They are good conductors.)
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insulator
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Materials that do not let electricity pass through them. (Glass and rubber are good insulators.)
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battery
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A device that uses the power of a chemical reaction to produce electricity
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switch
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A switch is a device like a button, knob, or lever that redirects, stops, or allows the flow of some type of force like electricity. (Like a light switch or a flashlight on/off button)
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current
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The movement of electrons through a wire or other conductor.
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electromagnet
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A temporary magnet made by passing electric current through a wire coiled around an iron bar
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static electricity
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Electricity that is generated when electrons are transferred to an object and build up a voltage. Static electricity is transferred between two objects either by actual contact or by an arc through the air. (The shock that you get when someone touches you in the winter.)
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engergy source
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Energy is matter which is vibrating at an extremely high rate. Energy has the capacity to do work. It can come from many sources: chemical, solar, nuclear, wind.
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