Electricity and Magnetism
SOL 4.3
charge
a measure of the extra
positive or negative that an
object has
+ -
static electricity
an electric charge that stays
on an object
electric field
the space around
an object in which
electric forces
occur
electric current
a flow of electric charges
circuit
a path that is
made for an
electric current
electric cell
A device that
supplies energy
to move charges
through a circuit
conductor
A material that
electric current
can pass through
easily
insulator
a material that
current cannot pass
through easily
examples: plastic, rubber, glass, wood
resistor
a material that resists the flow
of current, but does not stop it
series circuit
a circuit that has
only one path for
current to flow
parallel circuit
a circuit that has
more than one
path along which
current can travel
magnet
An object that
attracts certain
materials, such as
iron or steel
magnetic pole
the end of a
magnet
magnetic field
the space all
around a magnet
where the force
of the magnet can
act
electromagnet
an arrangement of
wire wrapped around
a core, producing a
temporary magnet