Electricity Key Terms

A closed loop that provides a path for the transfer of electrical energy from a power source to an electrical component

• CURRENT

• ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

• VOLTAGE

• ELECTROMAGNETISM

Flow of charge

• CURRENT

• VOLTAGE

• RESISTANCE

• AMMETER

An instrument that measures current

• AMPERE

• VOLTS

• VOLTMETER

• AMMETER

The measure of the amount of energy provided to charges or used by them

• VOLTAGE

• CURRENT

• RESISTANCE

• VOLTMETER

The unit of voltage, symbol V

• CURRENT

• OHMS

• VOLTS

• AMPERE

An instrument that measures voltage

• VOLTAGE

• VOLTMETER

• AMMETER

• ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

A measure of how difficult it is for current to pass

• VOLTS

• AMPERES

• RESISTANCE

• VOLTMETER

A circuit that has a number of branches, each branch having its own components

• SERIES CIRCUIT

• PARALLEL CIRCUIT

• ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

• CURRENT

A circuit with all its components arranged in a line, forming a single loop

• SERIES CIRCUIT

• PARALLEL CIRCUIT

• ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

• CURRENT

The relationship between electricity and magnetism

• ELECTRICITY

• MAGNETISM

• ELECTROMAGNETISM

• SOLENOID