Mrs. Stauffer's Electric Current & Circuit Vocab

Front

A complete path for electric current

Back

electric circuit

Front

Energy to move 1 coulomb of electrons in a circuit

Back

voltage

Front

Measure of difficulty for electric current to flow in a material

Back

electric resistance

Front

A machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy

Back

generator

Front

Continuous flow of electric charges through a material

Back

Electric current

Front

A circuit with multiple paths for current flow.

Back

parallel circuit

Front

An electric circuit with a single path

Back

series circuit

Front

Electric current flowing in one direction

Back

direct current

Front

Current with charges moving back and forth in a circuit

Back

Alternating current

Front

Energy from electron movement

Back

electricity