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7th Grade Career Exploration Module
Career Focus:
Electrical Engineer Vocabulary
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Resistor
a device that is used to control the flow of electricity in an electric circuit
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Impedance in an electrical circuit, the apparent opposition to the flow
of an alternating current that is comparable to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current
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Capacitor
a device that is used to store electrical energy
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Transistor
a small device that is used to control the flow of electricity in radios, computers, etc.
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Circuit
the complete path that an electric current travels along
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Ohm
a unit for measuring electrical resistance
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Farad
the standard unit of measurement for capacitors (capacitance)
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Ampere
a unit for measuring the rate at which electric current flows - also called an amp
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Watt
a unit for measuring electrical power
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Oscilloscope a test instrument
that is used to measure and analyze electronic signals (waves and pulses) displayed on its screen
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EM (electromagnetism)
a magnetic field that is produced by a current of electricity
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Ground
a wire or metal object that makes an electrical connection with the earth –usually singular
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