Physical Science Electricity Vocabulary

A form of energy that can be changed into other forms of energy.

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Electricity

• Voltage

A complete, unbroken circuit that the electric current can travel around completely.

• Open Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Closed Circuit

A flow of electrical charges.

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Electricity

• Voltage

An object that turns the electric current on and off.

• Voltage

• Circuit

• Electric Current

• Switch

Materials that do not let electric charges flow through them easily.

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Circuits

• Switch

Materials that do let electric charges flow through them easily.

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Circuits

• Switch

The strength of the power source.

• Circuit

• Switch

• Voltage

• Conductor

A circuit in which the electric current flows through more than one path.

• Open Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Series Circuit

A circuit that has a break or an opening that does not allow the electric current to flow through.

• Open Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Series Circuit

A circuit in which all of the electric current flows in the same direction in ONE path.

• Open Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Series Circuit