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