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