Download Electricity

Electron – tiny particle of matter that has a negative charge.
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Electric Energy (Electricity) – energy made up of moving electrons.
Anything that uses a battery or gets plugged in uses electric energy!
Examples:
Electric current – the movement of electron along a wire
Battery – a package of chemicals that produces and stores energy.
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Circuit – a pathway for electricity to flow around.
Volt – the force that pushes electricity. (higher the force = higher voltage)
Ampere – the speed of electrical current.
Resistance – opposition to the flow of electricity. (Slows it down.)
Conductor – any material that allows electricity to flow freely through it
easily.
Examples:
Insulator – any material that does not allow electricity to flow through it
easily.
Examples:
Open Circuit – a circuit that has an opening, which prevents electricity
from traveling through it.
(It does not work!)
Closed Circuit – a circuit that is complete, and allows electricity to travel
through it.
(It works!)
Switch – a device that opens and closes a circuit.
(Turns things on and off!)