Circuit Cards

Circuit cards for 3rd grade webquest

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battery

a source of electrical energy

battery terminal

place on a battery where electric charge enters or leaves the battery

circuit

path along which electric current flows

closed circuit

complete path along which an electric current flows

conductor

material through which electric current passes easily

electrical energy

one form of energy, energy is needed to do work

electric charge

property of matter; charge can be positive or negative

electric current

flow of electric charges

electricity

electrical energy

energy

ability to do work

insulator

material through which electric current does not pass easily

open circuit

circuit in which electric current cannot flow because the path is not complete

parallel circuit

circuit that connects several objects in a way that the current for each object has its own path

resistance

how well electricity flows through a material

series circuit

circuit that connects several objects one after the other so that the current flows in a single path

volt

unit used to measure voltage