Energy 2 Flashcards
Energy transfer
Energy moves from one place to another.
Pathway
That conducting wires that connect the two terminals of the battery.
Open and closed circuits
An open circuit is a circuit in which the path is incomplete, which means there is no flow of current a close circle is a circle in which the path is complete and there is a flow of current in the entire path
Switch
A switch is an electrical component that is used to turn on and turn off any equipment like a television washing machine, lights fans
Electric current
Electric current is the flow of electric charge from one place to another in a circuit
Electric circuit model
an electric current has to have a power source wires for the electricity to flow through and a device, such as a lamp or a motor
Insulators
Substances that do not allow in electric charge to pass through. Glass air, cotton, plastic, rubber and wood
Conductors
Substances That an electric charge can pass through without difficulty powerlines fences for livestock battery, jumper, cables, powering, electric devices, also copper, aluminum, iron, steel, gold, and silver
Source
Such as a battery.
User
Such as a light bulb or other device that uses energy.