Electrical Vocabulary

The ability to do work.

Types of energy include:

radiant, mechanical, chemical, magnetic,

electrical, acoustic, thermal and light.

Sources of energy are:

water, wind, nuclear, chemical, geothermal,

solar, human and animal muscle, biomass

and fossil fuels.

A device for making, breaking, or changing

the connections in an electrical circuit.

Uninterrupted connection

or

flow of electrons.

A device that produces electrical energy

by a chemical reaction.

Changing one form of energy into another; such as chemical energy from batteries into

electrical energy.

A measure of the amount of

electrical intensity.

The flow of electrons

through a material.

An unbroken circuit;

unbroken path of conductors through which electric current flows.

A broken circuit;

a break in the path of an electric circuit.

Light Emitting Diode

A semiconductor that emits light when current flows through it.

Used to control the current in an electric circuit.

Material that allows electricity to

flow

easily through it.

Wire is made of metal

and is a great conductor.

What are some other materials that are great

conductors?

A MEASURE OF THE FORCE WITH WHICH ELECTRIC CURRENT IS

PUSHED THROUGH WIRES.

Wire

A material that resists the flow of

cold, heat, sound or electricity.

The plastic casing that goes over the

wire is an insulator.

What are some other materials that are great

insulators?

A material that allows the electric charges to pass through it.

Wire is made of metal and metal is a fantastic conductor.

What are some other materials that are great conductors?

Data in a form that can be used for the purpose of communication or control.

Example: Push upper left button to turn left