Electricity Lesson #6: Electric Word List

Atom: a tiny bit of matter; everything is made of atoms

Charge: is the gain or loss of electrons; is what makes something electrical

Circuit: the path electricity takes

Current: a stream of moving electrons; this is electricity

Electron: the part of an atom that orbits the nucleus; has a minus charge

Fuse: breaks electricity's path if necessary; keeps too much electricity from going through a house's wires

Generator: makes electricity at a power plant

Electricity: the energy produced by the flow of electrons through wire

Neutron: one of the parts of an atom's nucleus; has no charge

Nucleus: the center of an atom; consists of protons and neutrons

Proton: one of the parts of an atom's nucleus; has a plus charge

Volt: the unit measuring electricity's force