Electronics Key Words

A type of energy that can flow from one place to another.

• Electricity

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Atom

A material that easily allows electricity to pass through it.

• Electricity

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Atom

A material that does not easily allow electricity to pass through it.

• Electricity

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Atom

The basic building block for all matter in the universe.

• Electricity

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Atom

When electrons flow steadily in a single direction.

• Alternating Current (AC)

• Direct Current (DC)

• Resistance

• Voltage

A particle inside an atom that has a positive electric charge.

• Neutron

• Electron

• Circuit

• Proton

A particle inside an atom that has no charge.

• Proton

• Neutron

• Circuit

• Electron

A particle inside an atom that has a negative electric charge.

• Proton

• Neutron

• Circuit

• Electron

The flow of electrons in a circuit.

• Circuit

• Voltage

• Current

• Resistance

The route that electrons follow along a wire.

• Proton

• Neutron

• Circuit

• Electron