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