Electricity High School

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 

• Circuit 
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor

The process of transferring charge by touching or rubbing 

• Induction 
• Conduction 
• Friction 
• Conductor 

The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object 

• Induction 
• Conduction 
• Friction 
• Conductor 

Electric current that flows in only one direction. 

• Voltage 
• Direct Current 
• Alternating Current
• Series Circuit 

Electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern  

• Voltage 
• Direct Current 
• Alternating Current 
• Parallel Circuit 

The flow/movement of electric charges 

• Voltage
• Resistance 
• Current 
• Circuit 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

A closed path that electric current follows 

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance 
• Circuit

The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal energy and light.

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance
• Circuit 

According to this law, the current in a circuit equals the voltage difference divided by the resistance. 

• Law of Conservation of Energy 
• Ohm's Law 
• Law of Conservation of Charges
• Newton's First Law