Electricity Vocab

Flow of electrons

• Electricity

• Static Electricity

• Circuit

• Closed Circuit

Build up of electrical charges.

• Electricity

• Static Electricity

• Circuit

• Closed Circuit

Movement of electrons from one place to another.

• Electricity

• Static electricity

• Circuit

• Electric Current

The unit that is used to describe how much electric current flows through a wire.

• Ohm

• Ampere

• Volt

• Circuit

A path for electric current.

• Closed-circuit

• Circuit

• Open circuit

• Terminal

A complete, unbroken path of electric current.

• Closed-circuit

• Open circuit

An incomplete or broken path for electric current.

• Closed-circuit

• Open circuit

Schematic Diagram

• A diagram that uses symbols to show the parts of a circuit.

• A picture of a battery

Material through which electricity passes easily.

• Resistance

• Insulator

• Conductor

Material through which electricity does not pass easily.

• Resistance

• Conductor

• Insulator