Magnetism and Electricity Vocabulary
1. Electricity Source: provides the energy
2. Electricity Receiver: a component that uses electricity to do something.
Example: light bulb, motor, computer, TV
3. Components: parts
4. Switch: controls the flow of electricity to the circuit
5. Open Circuit: an incomplete that electricity cannot flow through
6. Closed Circuit: a complete circuit that electricity can flow through
7. Conductor: a substance, commonly a metal, that electricity can flow through
8. Insulator: a substance that electricity cannot flow through. Example: paper,
plastic, rubber, wood, paint
9. Series Circuit: a circuit with only one pathway for the electricity to flow
through
10.Parallel Circuit: a circuit with two or more pathways for the electricity to flow
through
11.Electromagnet: a coil of wire, usually would around steel, which produces a
magnetic field when electricity flows through the wires
12.Sound Energy: energy produced from a vibration that you can hear
13.Electrical Energy: energy produced by the movement of electrons
14.Thermal Energy: (also known as heat energy) energy that causes a transfer of
heat between materials
15.Light Energy: radiant energy that our eyes can see
16.Mechanical Energy: energy produced by a machine or moving part
17.Potential Energy: energy that is stored
18.Kinetic Energy: energy of motion
19.Reflect: when light bounce off an object
20.Refract: when light bends
21.Force: a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction
22.Gravity: the force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth
23.Friction: a force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together