Science · Energy
Electricity Vocabulary
Circuit and electricity words for word games: conductor, insulator, current, voltage and more.
- 🎓 Grades 4–5
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 4-PS3-2
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electricity
Energy from moving charged particles
circuit
Closed path that electricity flows through
current
Flow of electric charge
conductor
Material that lets electricity flow easily
insulator
Material that blocks electricity
battery
Stores chemical energy to make electricity
switch
Opens or closes a circuit
bulb
Glass device that glows when current flows
wire
Thin metal strand that carries current
series circuit
Circuit with only one path
parallel circuit
Circuit with more than one path
open circuit
Broken path where electricity cannot flow
closed circuit
Complete path where electricity flows
static electricity
Electric charge that builds up on a surface
electron
Tiny negative particle that moves in a current
volt
Unit for the push of electricity
generator
Machine that turns motion into electricity
motor
Device that turns electricity into motion
outlet
Wall socket that supplies electricity
electromagnet
Magnet made with electric current
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