Electricity Vocabulary

The electrically charged atoms that flow in more then one path.

• Open Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Broken Circuit

The electrically charged atoms that flow in a single path in one direction.

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Broken Circuit

A circuit without any breaks so the electricity can travel through

• Electrical Current

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

A circuit that has an opening or break so electricity cannot travel through it.

• Electrical Current

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

The path that carries electrical currents.

• Insulators

• Conductors

• Electrical Current

• Circuit

The flow of electrically charged atoms.

• Insulators

• Conductors

• Electrical Current

• Circuit