Match the vocabulary word to its definition.
Column A
Column A
1.
conductors:
conductors
2.
insulators:
insulators
3.
resistance:
resistance
4.
voltage:
voltage
5.
battery:
battery
6.
circuit:
circuit
7.
fuse:
fuse
8.
Ohm's Law:
Ohm's Law
9.
parallel circuit:
parallel circuit
10.
series circuit:
series circuit
11.
switch:
switch
12.
electromagnet:
electromagnet
Column B
Column B
a.an electrical safety device used to protect a circuit from surges in electricity
b.a closed path for transmitting electricity
c.materials that allow electric current to pass through them easily
d.a circuit in which there is only one path from the negative terminal of a battery to the positive terminal
e.a common DC power source
f.a circuit in which there are multiple paths from the negative terminal of a battery to the positive
g.materials that resist the flow of electric current through them
h.device used to easily start and stop the flow of electrical current
i.states that voltage = current x resistance
j.measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical current
k.the difference in electrical energy per unit charge across two points in a circuit
l.a device consisting of an iron or steel core which magnetizes by an electrical current running through a wire coil that surrounds the core
1. conductors: materials that allow electric current to pass through them easily
2. insulators: materials that resist the flow of electric current through them
3. resistance: measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical current
4. voltage: the difference in electrical energy per unit charge across two points in a circuit
5. battery: a common DC power source
6. circuit: a closed path for transmitting electricity
7. fuse: an electrical safety device used to protect a circuit from surges in electricity
8. Ohm's Law: states that voltage = current x resistance
9. parallel circuit: a circuit in which there are multiple paths from the negative terminal of a battery to the positive
10. series circuit: a circuit in which there is only one path from the negative terminal of a battery to the positive terminal
11. switch: device used to easily start and stop the flow of electrical current
12. electromagnet: a device consisting of an iron or steel core which magnetizes by an electrical current running through a wire coil that surrounds the core