| A | B |
| charging by contact | Transfer of electric charge between objects in contact |
| charging by induction | rearrangement of electric charge in an object due to a nearby electric field. |
| insulators | Materials in which electric charges do not move easily. |
| conductors | Materials in which electric charges can move easily. |
| static charge | The imbalance of electric charge on an object. |
| electric charge | Movement of static charge from one place to another. |
| electric current | The flow of electric charges. |
| electric circuit | A closed path in which electric charges can flow. |
| electric resistance | The measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in an object. |
| voltage | Measure of the amount of electrical energy transferred by an electric charge as it moves from one point to another in a circuit. |
| series circuit | Circuit that has only one path for electric current to follow. |
| parallel circuit | Circuit that has more than one path for electric current to follow. |
| magnetic domain | A group of atoms that have their magnetic poles pointing in the same direction. |
| electromagnet | A current-carrying wire wrapped around an iron core. |
| electromagnetic induction | The production of an electric current by moving a magnet and a loop relative to each other. |