AWSTI vocab

2. is an object that allows the flow of an electric charge
6. a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole
7. experiment an experiment or trial that uses controls, usually separating the subjects into one or more control groups anexperimentaltal groups
9. a source of electric power consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections for powering electrical devices.
13. a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider
16. a drawing or plan that outlines and explains the parts, operation, etc., of something
17. the amount of energy put out or produced in a given amount of time
19. the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge.
21. energy the energy of chemical substances that is released when they undergo a chemical reaction and transform into other substances
23. circuit The potential differences across the components are the same in magnitude, and they also have identical polarities
24. variable things that are affected by the changes that you make—the results of the tests
25. a passable 2-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element

1. a model of computation in which input values proceed through a sequence of gates, each of which computes a function
3. an empirical relation that accurately describes the conductivity of the vast majority of electrically conductive materials over many orders of magnitude of current
4. electric pressure, tension, or potential difference, is the difference in electric potential between two points.
5. being or serving as an element (in something larger)
7. A flow of positive electric charge
8. circuit has only one path through which its current can flow
10. an instrument used to measure the current in a circuit.
11. energy energy related to forces on electrically-charged particles and the movement of those particles
12. an instrument used for measurinthe g electric potential difference between two points in an electric circuit
14. variable any variable that can be attributed a value without attributing a value to any other variable
15. voltage the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units
18. a designed representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols
20. a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate
22. an object that attracts iron and some other materials