A | B |
electric current | a flow of electric charge through something |
troubleshooting | trying solutions one by one until you solve the problem |
circuit | a path for electricity (circle) |
conductor | a material through which an electric current can pass |
insulator | a path through which an electric current will not pass |
series circuit | a circuit with only one path for the electrons to follow |
parallel circuit | a circuit with two or more paths for the electrons to follow |
filament | a fine wire that becomes hot and produces light when an electric current passes through it |
hypothesis | a prediction |
semiconductor | a material that can act as a conductor or an insulator |
diode | a semiconductor device that acts like a one-way street for electricity |
poles | the ends of a magnet (north and south) |
magnetic field | the distance that the force of a magnet will reach |
force | pushing or pulling power |
attract | pull toward the magnet |
repel | push away from the magnet |