Electricity Words!!
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. electricity
A. A path through which electric current can flow.
2. conductor
B. Tiniest unit of living things
3. circuit
C. A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
4. switch
D. Involving or causing ___ or risk
5. socket
E. Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament
6. insulator
F. Energy associated with electric charges, used to power lights and devices.
7. plug
G. Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking
8. dangerous
H. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit
9. batteries
I. A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
10. cell
J. A material that allows heat or electric current to pass through it.
11. lightbulb
K. Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
12. voltage
L. A device that produces electricity (plural)