Electricity Vocabulary

the result of an electrical charge

• conductor

• electricity

• circuit

• insulator

a material or device that allows electricity to flow through it

• conductor

• electricity

• circuit

• insulator

a material or device that does not allow electricity to flow through it

• conductor

• electricity

• circuit

• insulator

the path along which electricity flows

• conductor

• electricity

• circuit

• insulator

having no overall electrical charge

• neutral

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• circuit

a circuit with gaps

• neutral

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• circuit

a complete unbroken circuit

• neutral

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• circuit

the flow of electrical charges through a circuit

• current electricity

• static electricity

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

the buildup of electrical charges on a object

• current electricity

• static electricity

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

electric current flows through more than one path

• current electricity

• static electricity

• parallel circuit

• series circuit