PS.9 Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: ________ is the accumulation of excess electric charge on an object.

• Electricity

• Magnetism

• Current

• Resistance

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a material that allows electric current to flow easily.

• conductor

• insulator

• semiconductor

• resistor

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a material that does not allow electric current to flow easily.

• insulator

• conductor

• semiconductor

• resistor

Fill in the blank: The flow of electric charge through a conductor, measured in amperes (A), is called ________.

• current

• voltage

• resistance

• power

Fill in the blank: ________ is the difference in electric potential between two points, measured in volts (V).

• Voltage

• Current

• Resistance

• Power

Fill in the blank: The opposition to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms, is known as ________.

• resistance

• conductance

• capacitance

• inductance

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a closed path through which electric current flows.

• circuit

• resistor

• transformer

• conductor

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a circuit in which components are connected in a sequence.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• complex circuit

• closed circuit

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a circuit in which components are connected end-to-end, so current has only one path.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a circuit in which components are connected across common points, allowing multiple paths for current.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit