Science Vocab

the ability to work

• energy

• work

• wire

• circuit

a source of stored energy

• switch

• short circuit

• D-cell (battery)

• series circuit

a place where energy comes from, such as batteries, food, fuels, and the sun

• energy source

• component

• switch

• insulator

metal or other solid substance through which electric current moves

• conductor

• insulator

• wire

• D-cell

circuit in which the current flows from one end of the d-cell directly to other end without flowing through any other component

• short circuit

• circuit

• switch

• insulator

organized group of related objects that forms a whole

• contact point

• system

• component

• insulator

energy that flows through circuits and can produce heat, light, motion, and sound

• work

• energy

• circuit

• electricity

a pathway for the flow of electricity

• circuit

• motion

• d-cell

• system

one item in a circuit

• contact point

• energy

• component

• series circuit

the place in a current where connections are made to allow electricity to flow

• d-cell

• contact point

• insulator

• conductor