Electricity Unit

Electricity Unit Vocabulary
CESJDS Science Flashcards
Trimester 2, Grade 3

10 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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Energy
Answer 1
When matter moves from one place to another or when matter changes shape
Matter
Answer 2
Everything is made of matter
tiny pieces that make up things (in atoms)
ex: people, animals, gases, electric signals, robots, plants, toys
Friction
Answer 3
When 2 objects rub together, often producing (making heat)
Electrons
Answer 4
Negatively charged particles (tiney-tiny parts of atoms; atoms make up matter; matter makes up everything)
Current
Answer 5
Steady flow of electrons
Circuit
Answer 6
A path that electrons can follow
Conductor
Answer 7
Allows electrons to easily move through it.
Insulator
Answer 8
Does not allow electrons to move easily though it.
Series Circuit
Answer 9
Electrons have only one path to take. (Trace the path on the diagram. Light bulb shown with circle with X inside.)
Parallel Circuit
Answer 10
Electrons have more than one path to take. (Trace the paths on the diagram. Light bulb shown with circle with X inside.)