Study Guide
Quick meanings for every word.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Electricity | Phenomena involving electric charge, including charges at rest and charges moving as a current. |
| Parallel Circuit | A circuit with more than one path for current. |
| Series Circuit | A circuit with only one path, so every part shares the same current. |
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element that keeps that element’s chemical identity. |
| Electron | A particle with negative electric charge found outside an atom’s nucleus. |
| Power Source | Something that supplies energy to a circuit, like a battery, generator, or solar cell. |
| Circuit Switch | A part that opens or closes a circuit. |
| Proton | A particle with positive electric charge found in an atom’s nucleus. |
| Neutron | An electrically neutral particle found in most atomic nuclei. |
| Closed Circuit | A circuit with no breaks, so current flows. |
| Open Circuit | A circuit with a break, so current cannot flow. |
| Repel | To push away. |
| Attract | To pull toward. |
| Circuit | A complete path that electricity can flow through. |
| Lightning | A powerful example of electrostatic discharge from static electricity. |
| Conductor | A material that allows thermal energy or electric charge to move through it relatively easily; the context tells which property is meant. |
| Insulator | A material that strongly resists the transfer of thermal energy or the movement of electric charge; the context tells which property is meant. |
| Static Electricity | An imbalance of electric charge on an object or surface. |