GLOSSARY

accumulator : 

A rechargeable battery usually used to power a  vehicle.

 appliance :

A device or machine that is used for a particular purpose.

 A rice cooker is an example of an electrical appliance.

 

 

 battery :

A device that stores and supplies electricity.

  

 

 bulb:

A device made of glass that lights up when it is turned on.

 

 

 circuit diagram:

A diagram that represents an electric circuit. Components such as bulbs, connecting wires, switches and batteries are drawn as symbols in a circuit diagram.

 

 

 

dim:

Having little light, not bright.

 

 

electric circuit:

A closed path which an electric current can pass through from one end of an electric source to the other end.



 



 

 

 

electric shock:
A sudden and painful effect caused by an electric current passing through the body.

 

  

electrocution:

Injury or death caused by an electric shock.

 

parallel circuit:
An electric circuit in which there are more than one closed path for an electric current to flow.

series circuit:
An electric circuit in which there is only one closed path for electric current to flow.

switch:
A device that is used to complete or break an electric circuit.

symbol:
A sign or a drawing that has a special meaning.


terminal of a battery:
The connecting points of a battery.



wire:

A thin and flexible strand of metal.