Matching Pairs Converting Energy VocabularyOnline version Matching activity for Converting Energy Unit by Teresa Haug 1 electrical current 2 electrical energy 3 switch 4 electrical circuit 5 load 6 conductor 7 power source 8 open circuit 9 potential energy 10 kinetic energy 11 closed circuit 12 energy flow of electricity a type of kinetic energy that comes from the flow of tiny, charge particles moving through a substance the stored energy an object has due to its position the energy an object has due to its motion a circuit that begins and ends at the same point and has no gaps, which allows an electrical current to flow that part of a circuit that needs power in order to work the ability to change or move an object through force a pathway that allows electricity to flow connects and disconnects the electrical current in order to power devices on and off a material that allows electrical current to pass through supplies energy to a circuit a circuit that has a gap and prevents the flow of the electrical current form reaching and powering the load