Electronics
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• Electricity: The flow of electrons.• Electronics: The controlling of the
flow of electrons (small amounts).
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• Atoms: The small part of what everything is made of.• Nucleus: The middle of the atoms.
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• Electrons: The negative parts that travels around the nucleus.
• Protons: The positive parts of the nucleus.
• Neutrons: The neutral parts of the nucleus.
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• Conductor: Something that lets electricity to flow easily through it.• Insulator: Something that does not let electricity to flow easily through it.
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• Circuit: A path that electricity flows.
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• Open Circuit: A path with no electricity flowing.
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• Closed Circuit: A path with electricity flowing.
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• Short Circuit: Electricity flowing outside of the path.
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• Series Circuit: Only one way through the circuit.
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• Parallel Circuit: More than one way through the circuit.
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• Load: Something that uses electricity
Key Terms• Integrated Circuit (IC) or Computer Chip: A
lot of tiny interconnected circuits.
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• Resistor: It slows the flow of electrons.
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• Photo Resistor: It slows the flow of electrons basseted on the amount of light.
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• Light Emitting Diode (LED): A little light bulb.