Chapter 22 of Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT. =145. Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current. The smaller the wire the greater its resistance. Whenever resistance is offered to the current, heat is produced.
Chapter 22 of Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever resistance is offered to the current, heat is produced.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.”
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a flow of electricity through a conductor
In this reading “HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.”
In this reading “HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.”
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From this reading =145.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Whenever resistance is offered to the current, heat is produced.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever resistance is offered to the current, heat is produced.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The smaller the wire the greater its resistance.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Resistance and Heat.= We have seen that all wires and conductors offer resistance to the electric current.
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