5th Grade Science Ch. 4 Vocabulary
Vocabulary in 5 th Grade Science Ch. 4 InsulatorElectric Field Electric ChargeResistance Parallel CircuitConductor Electric CircuitSeries Circuit Static ElectricityElectromagnet Electric CurrentShort Circuit
What do we call a flow of electric charge?
Electric Current
What do we call the measure of how much a material opposes the flow of electric current?
Resistance
What do we call a material through which heat and electricity flow easily?
Conductor
What do we call an electric circuit with two or more paths for current?
Parallel Circuit
What do we call the area around electric charges in which electric forces can act?
Electric Field
What do we call a basic property of the tiny particles that make up matter; it can be positive or negative?
Electric Charge
What do we call a continuous pathway that can carry an electric current?
Electric Circuit
What do we call an electric circuit with only one path that current can follow?
Series Circuit
What do we call a flaw in a circuit that enables current to flow where it is not wanted?
Short Circuit
What do we call a material that slows the flow of heat and electricity?
Insulator
What do we call the buildup of electric charges in one place?
Static Electricity
What do we call a device made up of a current- carrying wire coil around an iron core?
Electromagnet