Energy and Circuits Vocab

The ability to do work

• energy

• electricity

• light

• current

A way in which humans use energy involving the flow of electrons

• energy

• electricity

• light

• current

Flow of electricity

• current

• batteries

• energy

• lightbulb

Provides stored energy to run a circuit; AKA a battery

• D cell

• motor

• switch

• wires

Controls the flow of electricity by opening and closing the circuit

• motor

• open circuit

• closed circuit

• switch

Produces motion when part of a complete circuit

• switch

• motor

• battery

• light bulb 

Provides the pathway to carry the electricity from component to component

• wire

• energy

• current

• battery

A pathway for the electric current to flow from a battery (cell)  to a light bulb and back to the battery (cell)

• circuit

• current

• motor

• switch

When there is a continuous pathway to all components of the circuit; the switch is on

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

When the switch is off and the continuous path is broken so air comes between two parts of the circuit

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit