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