Heat Flow and Electric Circuits

the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures

• electric circuit

• electric current

• heat

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the movement of heat between two materials that are touching

• absorption

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

the movement of heat in liquids and gases from a warmer area to a cooler area

• absorption

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

the movement of heat energy in the form of waves without matter to carry it

• absorption

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-2

the flow of electricity through a circuit

• electric current

• ocean current

• river current

• wind current

the pathway through which an electrical current flows

• electric circuit

• electric cycle

• electric field

• electric zone

a circuit without interruption that provides a continuous path through which a current can flow

• closed (complete) circuit

• opened (incomplete) circuit

an electrical circuit in which the continuity is broken so that current does not flow

• closed (complete) circuit

• opened (incomplete) circuit

a single pathway through which electricity can flow

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

an electrical circuit in which the current is divided into multiple pathways or branches

• parallel circuit

• series circuit