5th Grade Electricity Vocabulary Ms. Thornburg’s Flash Cards!

To cause to draw closer to is _______? Attract Your Name

A material that does not carry electrons is ______? Insulator Your Name

A device used to determine direction is ______? Compass Your Name

A temporary magnet made by passing electric current through a wire coiled around an iron bar is _____? Electromagnet Your Name

Positive and negative electric charges that are separated from each other and are not moving are _____? Static electricity Your Name

The force of attraction between magnets and magnetic forces is _____? Magnetism Your Name

A material that resists the flow of electrons in some way is _____? Resistor Your Name

The collection of physical effects that result from charged particles, especially protons and neutrons is _____? Electricity Your Name

A material that conducts electricity is _____? Conductor Your Name

Either of two opposing forces or parts, such as the poles of a magnet is _____? Your Name

The charge obtained by an object when it gains or loses electrons is _____? Electric charge Your Name

To be resistant to is _____? Repel Your Name

The path along which electrons can flow is _____? Electric circuit Your Name

The flow of electrons from negatively charged to positively charged objects is _____? Electric current Your Name