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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