Vocabulary
a form of energy
What is Electricity?
In our classroom circuits ________ are the source of energy.
Batteries
anything made of metal is a...
a good conductor of electricity
An electrical charge caused by friction is called
Static Electricity
the path which electricity follows
Circuit
Circuits must be ______ in order to work.
Closed
Copper is a good...
conductor
Is a circuit is open it will.....
Not work
Electrical charge created by nature
Lightning
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out all the other bulbs in the circuit go out too
Series circuit
Rubber is a good.....
insulator
What is a watt?
What is used to measure electricity.
The flow of electricty is called?
Current
a circuit in which electricity has only one path to follow
Series circuit
a material that allows electrons to move through it
conductor
For a circuit to work the path needs to be ....
closed
What is an electromagnet?
A device that uses electricity to produce magnetism
Circuits in which there is more than one path for the electricity to follow
Parallel circuit
a material that does not allow electricity to move through it
Insulator
a device used to start and stop the flow of electricity
a switch