Electricity

the complete path that an electric current travels along

• circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

An electric circuit with a single path

• series circuit

• circuit

• parallel circuit

A circuit that contains more than one path for current flow.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• static electricity

the accumulation of excess electric charge on an object

• static electricity

• circuit

• dry cell battery

common battery used in calculators, watches, radios, and tape players

• dry cell batteries

• lightning

• AA batteries

A sudden spark of energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

• thunder

• rain

• lightning

the area of magnetic force around a magnet

• magnetic force

• electric current

• a moving magnetic field

creates a magnetic field

• an electric current

• magnetic field

• a moving magnetic field

creates an electric current

• a moving magnetic field

• a electric current

• magnetic field

Electrical energy can be transformed into

• light

• motion

• thermal energy

• all the above