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a circuit that has a complete path for charge to flow A. Conductor 1-11 of 11

B. Electron

C. Closed circuit

D. Fuse

E. Current

F. Open circuit

G. Parallel circuit
a safety device that melts when current is too high,
breaking a circuit H. Series circuit

I. Short circuit

J. Insulator

K. Circuit

a path containing mobile charges

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the flow of electrical charge

- In a metals, it is the flow of negatively charged particles

(electrons).

- In a battery, your body, or other wet places, it is the

flow of both positive and negative charges.

- When it flows through a closed circuit, charges flow in a

complete loop through the wire and battery.

Note: By convention, it is shown flowing from the positive

terminal of a battery to the negative terminal. In a wire, it
is the flow of electrons from the negative terminal to the
positive terminal. The convention was established before
the discovery of the electron.

a circuit that has a break that prevents the flow of current

a material that does not contain easily moveable charges

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a negatively charged particle that moves around the

positively charged center of an atom

- In a metal, current is the flow of it.

a material that contains easily moveable charges

a circuit where moving charges can only follow a single

path

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an unwanted electrical connection with very low

resistance to current

- These types of electrical connections can produce high

levels of current and dangerously high temperatures.

a circuit that contains two or more branches

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