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Electricity Vocabulary

Quiz by Nadine Knibbs

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  • Q1
    a material that electric current CANNOT flow through easily
    insulator
    30s
  • Q2
    a material that electric current CAN pass through easily
    conductor
    30s
  • Q3
    a closed path that allows energy or electricity to flow, it has no breaks
    closed circuit
    30s
  • Q4
    a broken path that does NOT allow energy or electricity to flow
    open circuit
    30s
  • Q5
    a circuit that only has one path for the electric current to follow or flow
    series circuit
    30s
  • Q6
    a combination of circuits that have two or more paths for the electric current to follow or flow
    parallel circuit
    30s
  • Q7
    a temporary magnet that has wires wrapped around a metal object and connected to an energy source like a battery to produce a flow of electric current
    electromagnet
    30s
  • Q8
    the flow of electric charges
    electricity
    30s
  • Q9
    An electrical charge that builds up because of friction, conduction, or induction. Causes shocks.
    static electricity
    30s
  • Q10
    to draw to itself, pull toward
    attract
    30s
  • Q11
    to push apart of force away
    repel
    30s
  • Q12
    a cell, or group of cells, that produces electric current
    battery
    30s
  • Q13
    an electrical component that can connect, or break an electrical circuit
    switch
    30s
  • Q14
    tiny wire inside a light bulb that glows as electricity flows through it
    filament
    30s
  • Q15
    a part of an atom, in the nucleus, that has no charge
    neutron
    30s

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