Electricity Vocab Review

Front

A system of components allowing energy transfer.

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Circuit

Front

A circuit providing an uninterrupted path for electrical current.

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Closed Circuit

Front

Material that allows easy flow of electrical energy (metals)

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Conductor

Front

Continuous flow of negative charges.

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Current

Front

Flow of negative charges in a current can transform into thermal, light, or mechanical energy.

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Electrical Energy

Front

Flow of charged particles: ________________

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electricity

Front

Transformations occur when one form of energy changes to another. Example: electrical energy to thermal and light in a lit bulb.

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energy

Front

Material that resists flow of negative charges; nonconductors (rubber, plastic, wood).

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Insulator

Front

Mechanical energy is the energy of motion.

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True

Front

Circuit preventing electrical energy movement; no current flows.

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Open