| A | B |
|---|
| components | individual parts |
| circuit | connected parts which form a complete route |
| battery | a store of electrical energy |
| switch | opens to break a connection |
| bulb | designed to generate light from electricity |
| buzzer | designed to generate sound from electricity |
| motor | designed to generate movement from electricity |
| current | flow of electrons through conductive materials |
| electrical conductor | material through which electricity can flow easily |
| electrical insulator | material which does not allow electricity to flow through it |
| series circuit | a single route round which current can flow |
| parallel circuit | a multiple route round which current can flow |
| resistance | a slowed flow of current through a circuit |
| electro-magnet | when a concentrated current induces a non-magnet to become temporarily magnetic |
