7J Word Sheets

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7Ja Live and dangerous/Switched on/Circuit diagrams/Current affairs
Word Pronunciation Meaning
ammeter Measures how much electricit is flowing around a
circuit.
amp !"# $he unit for current.
cell " source of electricit with a low energ. %ells push
electrons round a circuit.
circuit sir-kit " complete loop that electricit flows around.
component com-po-nent Something in a circuit& li'e a bulb& switch or motor.
conductor " material that lets electricit flow through it.
electric current $he flow of electricit around a circuit.
insulator " material that does not let electricit flow through it.
mains !electricit# "lternating current at ()* + provided to houses&
shops etc.
power pac' " source of electricit with a low energ !low
voltage#.
switch $urns electricit on or off& b closing or opening a
gap in a circuit.
voltage " wa of saing how much energ is transferred b
electricit.
7Jb Go with the flow
Word Pronunciation Meaning
atom $he smallest part of an element.
electric current $he flow of electrons around a circuit.
electrical energ $he 'ind of energ carried b electricit.
electron $in particle that flows around a circuit.
filament $hin piece of wire inside a light bulb that glows when
electricit is flowing through it.
model " scientific wa of thin'ing about how things happen.
resistance " wa of saing how difficult it is for electricit to
flow through something.
resistor " component that ma'es it difficult for electricit to
flow , resistors are used to control the si-e of the
current in a circuit.
variable resistor " resistor that can be ad.usted to change the amount
of resistance it has.
voltage " wa of saing how much energ is transferred b
electricit.
7Jc Series and arallel
/ear 0 (*1)2(*13 4e Stage ) Science 5nit: Electricit and Electrical %ircuits
Word Pronunciation Meaning
component Something in a circuit& li'e a bulb& switch or motor.
parallel circuit " circuit with two or more wires running next to each
other.
series circuit " circuit where there is onl one loop of wire.
7Jd !sing electricit"
Word Pronunciation Meaning
cable grip 6art of a plug that holds the cable& and stops the wires
being pulled out of the pins.
earth wire $he green and ellow wire in a cable or plug.
filament $hin piece of wire inside a light bulb that glows when
electricit is flowing through it.
fuse " piece of wire that melts if too much electricit
flows through it.
live wire $he brown wire in a cable or plug.
neutral wire $he blue wire in a cable or plug.
7Je #lectricit" and "ou
Word Pronunciation Meaning
electric shoc' When electricit flows through the bod.
impulse Electrical signal carried b a nerve cell.
nerve %arries messages around the bod.
/ear 0 (*1)2(*13 4e Stage ) Science 5nit: Electricit and Electrical %ircuits