electricity 3
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Electricity 3TRANSCRIPT
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1. conductor
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat,etc.
2. electricalmetallictube
light gauge steel raceway used to protect wiringfrom physical damage and fire
3. electricity
form of energy caused by moving electrons4. filament
a thin wire inside the glass bulb of a light bulb,which heats up to glow and provide light
5. fluorescentlamp
lamp consisting of a tube coated on the insidewith a fluorescent material
6. generator
engine that converts mechanical energy intoelectrical energy by electromagnetic induction
7. grounding
fastening electrical equipment to earth8. insulator
a material that does not allow heat or electrons tomove through it easily
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9. lightemittingdiode(LED)
A diode that will produce light when currentflows through it.
10. magnetism
A property of some materials in which there is aforce of repulsion or attraction between certain
like and unlike poles11. nonmetallic
sheathed
Two or more insulated wires and a bare groundwire clad in a plastic covering..
12. powersupply
a source of electricity for a device, whichconverts, regulates, and transmits the external
power for the device
13. sump
a low point for draining
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