Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: ________ is the unit of electricity; either positive or negative.

• electric charge

• electric current

• electric field

• electric potential

Fill in the blank: ________ is electricity that builds up on an object but does not flow; it is naturally occurring.

• static electricity

• current electricity

• magnetic electricity

• thermal electricity

Fill in the blank: ________ is the flow of electric charge through a conductor.

• current electricity

• static electricity

• magnetism

• resistance

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a material that allows electricity to flow through it.

• conductor

• insulator

• plastic

• rubber

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a material that does not allow electricity to flow easily.

• insulator

• conductor

• semiconductor

• electrolyte

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Fill in the blank: The ________ is the part of a circuit that uses electricity.

• load

• wire

• switch

• battery

Fill in the blank: An ________ provides energy to move charges through a circuit.

• electric cell

• resistor

• switch

• lamp

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a complete path that allows electricity to flow.

• circuit

• wire

• battery

• switch

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a circuit in which the electrical current has more than one path to follow.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a circuit in which the electrical current follows only one path.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit