Vocabulary
magnets & Electricity
three branches of govt
100

Which vocabulary word means to pull something toward you?

Attract

100

What happens when two north poles of magnets face each other?

Repel

100

Name all three branches of the U.S. government.

Legislative, executive, judicial

200

Which vocabulary word means to push something away?

Repel

200

Which would a magnet usually attract: an iron nail, a wooden pencil, or a plastic cup?

An iron nail

200

Which branch makes federal laws?

Legislative branch / Congress

300

What word names a person who legally belongs to a country?

Citizen

300

What vocabulary word means the flow of electric charge?

Current

300

Which branch carries out and enforces federal laws?

Executive branch  

400

Which word means to keep things steady or equal?

Balance 

400

What is a complete path through which electric current can flow called?

Circuit

400

Which branch interprets laws and decides whether they follow the Constitution?

Judicial branch

500

What word means to allow electricity or heat to pass through?

Conduct

500

Name the parts of speech of the bold words: “The brave student quickly answered because he studied.”

Electromagnetic

500

Match each to its branch: Congress, president, Supreme Court.

Congress → legislative; president → executive; Supreme Court → judicial.