A flow of electricity through a conductor
current
A complete circuit through which electricity flows
closed circuit
Energy that flows through circuits and can produce heat, light, motion, magnetism, and sound
electricity
The material in a lightbulb (usually thin wire) that makes light when heated by an electric current
filament
A substance (usually metal) through which electricity will flow (copper and aluminum are common)
conductors
A tiny particle that has a negative charge and goes around the nucleus of an atom
electron
Positive and negative electric charges that are separated from each other and are not moving
static electricity
A small particle in the nucleus of the atom with no electrical charge
neutron
A source of stored chemical energy
battery
An incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow
open circuit
A material that prevents the flow of electricity (plastic, rubber, glass, or air)
insulator
A small particle in the nucleus of the atom with a positive charge
proton