Electrical Energy and Circuits Vocabulary

A path through which charged electrons can flow and be used to do work.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Switch

A medium (material) that slows down or stops thermal or electrical energy as it passes through.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Switch

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A medium (material) that allows thermal or electrical energy to pass through easily.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Switch

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This device can control the flow of electricity in a circuit; it is used to turn electrical devices ON and OFF.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Switch

The path that electricity can flow through is BROKEN or INCOMPLETE and any device in the circuit will not work.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

The path that electricity can flow through is COMPLETE with no gaps; any device in the circuit will be able to work.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

A device that uses electrical energy in order to do work.

• Open Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Electrical Current

• Electrical Device

This circuit has only one path for electricity to flow through; if one device breaks or is removed, the entire circuit stops working.

• Open Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Electrical Current

• Electrical Device

This circuit has multiple paths for electricity to flow through; if one device breaks or is removed, the rest of the circuit KEEPS WORKING.

• Open Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Electrical Current

• Electrical Device

A measure of the quantity of charged particles flowing through a device.

• Open Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Electrical Current

• Electrical Device