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Vocabulary Meaning
Vocabulary Meaning
Circuit
Circuit
A complete route which an electric current can flow around.
A complete route which an electric current can flow around.
Current
Current
A flow of electricity through a wire.
A flow of electricity through a wire.
Physics
Physics
The study of forces including electricity and the way it affects objects.
The study of forces including electricity and the way it affects objects.
Battery
Battery
A small device that provides power for electrical items.
A small device that provides power for electrical items.
Cell
Cell
A device used to generate electricity. A battery is an example of a cell.
A device used to generate electricity. A battery is an example of a cell.
Conductor
Conductor
Any material that electricity can pass through or along.
Any material that electricity can pass through or along.
Insulator
Insulator
Any material that electricity cannot pass through or along.
Any material that electricity cannot pass through or along.
Buzzer
Buzzer
An electrical device that makes a buzzing sound.
An electrical device that makes a buzzing sound.
Motor
Motor
A device that changes electrical energy into movement.
A device that changes electrical energy into movement.
Wire
Wire
A long thin piece of metal that carries an electrical current often covered in plastic for safety.
A long thin piece of metal that carries an electrical current often covered in plastic for safety.
Socket
Socket
A device on a wall that you can plug electrical equipment into.
A device on a wall that you can plug electrical equipment into.
Common Electrical Hazards
Common Electrical Hazards
- Overloading a plug extension socket.
Exposed wires.
Placing metals into electrical appliances or open sockets.
Electrical wires or sockets near water.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931.
He lived in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America (USA) He is known as one of the greatest inventors in history.
He invented the light bulb, the phonograph (which could record and play sound) and an early video camera called the Kinetograph. The films were then watched on a Kinetoscope which he also invented.
Conductors and Insulators
Conductors and Insulators
Watch the video below to discover more about conductors and insulators.
Watch the video below to discover more about conductors and insulators.
WATER IS AN EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR SO IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL DEVICES NEAR WATER.
Electrical Circuit Symbols
Electrical Circuit Symbols
Scientific diagram of a open circuit
Scientific diagram of a open circuit
The light bulb will not light up in this circuit until the switch is closed.
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