Electricity Vocabulary

A material that lets electrons pass through it easily

• Insulator
• Ohm
• Conductor 
• Alternating Current

A device that uses chemical energy to make electricity

• Conductor
• Battery
• Motor
• Generator 

A complete path along which an electric current flows

• Alternating Current
• Direct Current
• Electric Circuit
• Electric Circus 

A material that does not let electricity pass through it easily

• Conductor 
• Battery 
• Copper
• Insulator 

The pathway that an electrical current follows is an ________ ____________.

• electrical charges
• electrons
• electrical circuit

Material that allows the flow of electricity or heat is a _______.

• conductor
• Insulator
• hybrid

Material that resist the flow of electricity or heat is an _______.

• electron
• insulator
• conductor

An electromagnet is a temporary magnet that uses electricity to produce magnetism.

• True
• False

Static electricity is an electric charge caused by friction that can build up on a material or surface. One example of static electricity is:

• solar power
• magnetism
• lightning

Which components are necessary to complete an electrical circuit?

• wire or conductive material
• power source
• Load or electrical receiver
• All of the above