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Energy Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ is a flow of electricity through a conductor.
a)
electric current
b)
circuit
2.
_____ is a path through which electric current can flow.
a)
circuit
b)
switch
3.
_____is the energy an object has because it is moving.
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
4.
_____ is the ability to do work.
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
energy
5.
_____ is a device that produces alternating current by spinning an electric coil between poles of a magnet; changes motion into electrical energy.
a)
generator
b)
windmill
6.
_____ is a Latin root word meaning "around".
a)
circum
b)
circle
7.
_____ is a material through which heat or electricity flows easily.
a)
conductor
b)
resistor
8.
_____ is a device that can open of close the path in a circuit.
a)
switch
b)
current
9.
_____ is an object in an electrical circuit that resists the flow of electrons.
a)
conductor
b)
resistor
10.
______ is the energy that is stored inside an object.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
11.
_____ is a material that slows or stops the flow of energy, such as thermal energy, electricity, and sound.
a)
resistor
b)
insulator
12.
Scientists refer to an event or situation that is observed as a _____.
a)
phenonmenon
b)
experiment
13.
_____ is a magnet formed when electric current flows through wire wrapped in coils around an iron.
a)
generator
b)
electromagnet