Electricity Vocabulary

The slowing down and reduction of electrons flowing through a circuit.

The flow of electrical charge.

How much and how quickly an electric charge passes by a certain point.

Materials that easily transmit electrical energy.

The type of circuit where electrons travel along the same path.

The type of circuit where each light has its own path of electrical flow.

Materials with tightly bound electrons that don't transmit electrical charge.

The unit of power that measures how quickly energy is being used in a circuit.

The temporary storage of electric charges on a surface.

The amount of energy needed to move electrical charge from one point to another.