Energy Vocabulary

Front

What is a system?

Back

A set of related objects that work together.

Front

A circuit is _____________________.

Back

The pathway that the current flows.

Front

The evidence that there is energy present is when you can see ___________________________.

Back

Light, a lightbulb light up, a lightbulb work.

Front

What are components?

Back

The pieces of a system.

Front

Electrical current is _________________________.

Back

The flow of electricity.

Front

What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work or cause change.

Front

What is a lightbulb?

Back

A device that produces light when electricity flows through it.

Front

What is electricity?

Back

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles.

Front

What is a conductor?

Back

A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

Front

What is an insulator?

Back

A material that does not allow electricity to flow through it easily.