Flash Cards
Energy Grade 3
Energy FC G3
Vocabulary
Alligator Clip-
Open Switch-
Battery-
Primary Colors-
Circuit-
Resistor-
Closed Switch-
Secondary Colors-
Conductors-
Series Circuit-
Electric Motor-
Static Charge-
Electrons-
Switch-
Energy-
Van de Graaff generator-
Fahnstock Clip-
Wire-
Insulator-
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Alligator
Clip
One type of
clip used to
attach wires.
Battery
A device that
stores
electricity.
Circuit
The path an
electric current
follows.
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Closed
Switch
Allows
electricity to
flow.
Conductor
Allows an
electric current
(or heat) to
flow through.
Electric
Motor
Transforms
electrical and
magnetic
energy into
motion.
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Electrons
The cause of
static charge.
Energy
The ability to
do work or
make things
move.
Fahnstock
clip
One type of
clip used to
attach wires.
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Insulator
Doesn’t allow
an electric
current (or
heat) to flow
through.
Open
Switch
Does not
allow
electricity to
flow.
Primary
Colors
Red, Yellow,
and Blue
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Resistor
An object
that uses
electricity.
Secondary
Colors
Can be made
by mixing
primary
colors.
Series
Circuit
When objects
like a battery,
bulb and switch
are connected
one after the
other.
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Static
Charge
Caused by a
buildup of
electrons.
Switch
A tool used to
open and
close a
circuit.
Van de
A machine
that makes
Graaff
Generator static charge.
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Wire
Metal that
carries
electricity over
a distance.
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