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