1. 5.6B Vocabulary

2. Electric circuit
The pathway through which electrical current flows.

3. Series Circuit
an electric circuit in which the electric current passes through a single path

4. Parallel circuit
An electric circuit in which the electric current can have more than one path

5. Electric current
The flow of electricity around a circuit.

6. Flow
Electric current moving in a smooth and continuous way

7. Conductor
Objects that allow thermal and electrical energy to flow through them
Examples: copper, aluminum, iron, steel

8. Insulator
Objects that stop or slow down the flow of thermal and electrical energy
Examples: cloth, wood, rubber, glass, plastic

9. Electromagnetism Magnetism created by an electric current
Examples: MRI, motor