Circuit Parts
Plastic, rubber, and wood are all examples of _____________ because electricity cannot flow through them easily.
insulators
A material through which an electric current flows easily
Conductor
Energy cannot be made or _________________
destroyed
This is something that transforms energy
resistor
In your circuit, what classroom object acted as a insulator?
index card/ cardboard
Name an example of an energy source in a circuit
battery, outlet
What is an electric charge in motion
an electric current
A radio turns electricity into ______________ energy
sound
A thin, coiled wire that can get very hot without melting
filament
In your circuit, what was acted as a switch?
paperclip
This causes a circuit to open
a switch or break
Name a material that is a good conductor
metal, wire, copper, gold, etc.
A hair dryer transforms electrical energy into ___________ energy
thermal, heat
A force that acts when two surfaces rub together
friction
A circuit with only one path for electric currents to flow
series circuit
This kind of electricity happens when positive and negative charges no longer balance
Static electricity
Name something in the classroom that produces light energy
projector, lights, computers
Transforms energy into other forms of energy
resistor
A circuit with two or more paths that electric currents can flow
parallel circuit
A material through which an electric charge moves with difficulty
insulator