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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Pangaea Transformer Electricity Magnetism

Wet cell battery Generator Simple circuit Static electricity

1. __________ - a device that uses magnets and wires to turnmechanical energy into electrical energy by using the wind, fallingwater, and even steam

2. __________ - the ability for a substance to attract iron orsubstances mixed with iron

3. __________ - the large, single continental landmass that formedapproximately 245 million years ago; according to the theory ofcontinental drift all of the continents were originally together as asingle large landmass called Pangaea

4. __________ - electric charge flows in only one path

5. __________ - the imbalance of positive or negative chargesbetween objects; a type of electricity that occurs when electricalcharges build up on an object

6. __________ - device that can change high voltage electricity intolower voltage electricity which allows it to be safely transmitted overlong distances at a fast speed

7. __________ - a battery with liquid contents that can be spilled, anexample is a car battery

8. __________ - the flow of electrical charge; another name for anelectric current

Electricity and magnetism

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Pangaea Transformer Electricity Magnetism

Wet cell battery Generator Simple circuit Static electricity

1. Generator - a device that uses magnets and wires to turnmechanical energy into electrical energy by using the wind, fallingwater, and even steam

2. Magnetism - the ability for a substance to attract iron orsubstances mixed with iron

3. Pangaea - the large, single continental landmass that formedapproximately 245 million years ago; according to the theory ofcontinental drift all of the continents were originally together as asingle large landmass called Pangaea

4. Simple circuit - electric charge flows in only one path

5. Static electricity - the imbalance of positive or negative chargesbetween objects; a type of electricity that occurs when electricalcharges build up on an object

6. Transformer - device that can change high voltage electricity intolower voltage electricity which allows it to be safely transmitted overlong distances at a fast speed

7. Wet cell battery - a battery with liquid contents that can be spilled,an example is a car battery

8. Electricity - the flow of electrical charge; another name for anelectric current

Electricity and magnetism

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