Matching Pairs WKMS Electricity and MagnetismOnline version Vocabulary Terms by Jamie Bowen 1 generator 2 resistance 3 series circuit 4 direct current 5 motor 6 parallel circuit 7 electric current 8 alternating current 9 electromagnet 10 electric power device that uses a magnetic field to turn kinetic energy into electrical energy circuit that only has one path for electric current to follow the measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in a material; unit is the ohm the flow of electric charge, measured in amperes (Amps) device that transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy electric current that changes its direction repeatedly (AC) electric current that flows only in ONE direction (DC) magnet created by wrapping a current-carrying wire around an iron core circuit that has more than one path for electric current to follow rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy, measured in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW)