Electricity Vocab

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Device used to start and stop the flow of electric current in a circuit

switch

circuit in which electric current cannot flow because the path is no complete

open circuit

ability to do work

energy

material which electric current does not pass through easily

insulator

a battery that supplies energy to move charges through a circuit

electric cell

part of a lightbulb that glows when electric current passes through it

filament

the space all around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act

magnetic field

flow of electric charges

electric current

property of matter; can be positive or negative

electrical charge

an object that attracts certain materials such as iron or steel

magnet

material through which electric current passes easily

conductor

to push away from each other

repel

to pull toward each other

attract

path along which electric current flows

circuit

complete path along which an electric current flows

closed circuit

place on a battery where electric charge enters or leaves the battery

battery terminal

an arrangement of wire wrapped around a core producing a temporary magnet

electromagnet

circuit that connects several objects in a way that the current for each object has its own path

parallel

building block of matter

atom

circuit that connects several objects one after the other so that the current flows in a single path

series circuit

Electricity at rest: it is produced by rubbing two objects together

static electricity

push that moves electric charges from one place to another

voltage