2.2 Circuits Vocabulary

an electrical circuit that is not complete

• open circuit

• parallel circuit

• closed circuit

• series circuit

the place where energy comes from

• open circuit

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• energy source

the movement or flow of electricity in a certain path

• electricity

• conductor

• battery

• current

an electric circuit with 2 or more paths

• series circuit

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• parallel circuit

an electric circuit with only ONE path

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

• closed circuit

a substance that allows electricity or heat to easily pass through it

• electricity

• closed circuit

• insulator

• conductor

container consisting of chemical energy converted into electricity, source of power

• battery

• conductor

• current

• insulator

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

a device that opens or closes a circuit

• open circuit

• switch

• current

• series cicuit

a form of energy produced inside particles of matter

• electricity

• open circuit

• current

• series circuit

an electric circuit through which current can flow in an uninterrupted path

• open circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• closed circuit