Electricity Vocabulary

A device or machine that uses electricity to do a job

• battery
• bulb
• appliance
• wire

A source of stored electrical energy

• switch
• battery
• lamp
• circuit

A device that produces light when electricity passes through it

• bulb
• motor
• buzzer
• current

A device that makes a buzzing sound when electricity flows through it

• conductor
• buzzer
• insulator
• appliance

A complete path that allows electricity to flow

• circuit
• cell
• flow
• component

A circuit where electricity can flow all the way around

• closed circuit
• open circuit
• conductor
• wire

The flow of electricity through a circuit

• charge
• current
• power
• flow

A single unit that provides electricity in a battery

• cell
• lamp
• generator
• switch

Stored electrical energy

• energy
• charge
• power
• voltage

A part of a circuit, like a bulb or a switch

• component
• conductor
• tool
• power source