This document contains a science vocabulary review covering terms related to electricity and magnetism. It includes a list of 15 key terms to define, such as conductor, insulator, electric circuit, magnetic field, and generator. Students are tasked with matching each definition in the second section with the correct vocabulary word. The key provides the answers.
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Science- Unit F Ch 15 Vocabulary Matching
1. Name Date
Science Vocabulary Review-Chapter 15
Complete.
conductors insulators magnet electric charges
parallel circuit electric circuit series circuit electric cell
magnetic field magnetic poles potential energy electromagnet
electric current static electricity generator
Matching
Match each definition with a word.
1. A path through which electric current can move
2. a substance that does not allow heat energy to easily move through it
3. A magnet created when electric current flows through a coil of wire.
4. The energy that an object has as a result of its position or shape.
5. particles of electricity that are contained in all matter
6. a stone, piece of metal, or any solid substance that attracts metal or iron
7. space in which the force of a magnet can act
8. The two points on the surface of the earth, near the North and South Poles,
where earth's magnetic is strongest.
9. Circuit in which there is more than one path for current.
10. A circuit with only one pathway throug which current can flow.
11. A charge that stays on an object instead of flowing in a current.
12. A device that supplies energy to move charges through a circuit.
13. People who were a part of the Underground Railroad and went to the South to
help slaves escape.
14. the flow of electric charges through a material
15. Engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic
induction.
2. Answer Key
1. electric circuit 6. magnet 11. static electricity
2. insulators 7. magnetic field 12. electric cell
3. electromagnet 8. magnetic poles 13. conductors
4. potential energy 9. parallel circuit 14. electric current
5. electric charges 10. series circuit 15. generator