Electricity Vocabulary

A continuous flow of negatively charged particles/electrons

• Electrons
• Current
• Circuit
• Fuse

A thin piece of metal that melts and makes a gap in the circuit if the energy is too great

• Fuse
• Current
• Load
• Circuit

A material that allows electric energy to flow through it easily

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Wire
• Circuit

The energy associated with the movement of charged particles from one place to another

• Series circuit
• Parallel circuit
• Electrical energy
• Heat energy

A material that connects the parts of the circuit together and carries electric current

• Current
• Wire
• Circuit
• Load

A type of circuit where all parts of the circuit are connected in a single loop

• Open
• Closed
• Parallel
• Series

The part that completes the circuit and allows current to flow if closed

• Load
• Fuse
• Current
• Switch

When a circuit's loop is complete, the circuit is called a 

• Closed circuit
• Open circuit
• Series
• Parallel

This changes electrical energy to another form of energy like heat, light, sound.

• Fuse
• Resistor
• Motor
• Battery

The pathway taken by an electric current

• Current
• Series
• Circuit
• Parallel