Electricity Word Search Puzzle for Circuits, Static and Magnets

An electrical word search for the circuits unit: bulbs, switches and wires first, then static, magnets and the home.

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Electricity Word Search

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FNDNDGYSRKFHUPP

LTUELECTRICITYA

XREDZNCONDUCTOR

STOLRESIUEEAYHA

PAMYHRTNECSEAYL

AEETCAASEHNNELL

RZLKMTTUWATTSOE

KIEYPOILLRLREQL

NTCLNRCAXGROREI

MOTORBATTERYITB

EYRLTPVOLTAGEOA

XGONILTROUSLSYP

SONESNFUSEIOGMN

WEADIISDIDHDAUR

CQIJMAGNETHTILO

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BatteryBATTERY
MotorMOTOR
FuseFUSE
SeriesSERIES
ParallelPARALLEL
ElectricityELECTRICITY
VoltageVOLTAGE
ChargeCHARGE
ElectronELECTRON
ConductorCONDUCTOR
InsulatorINSULATOR
StaticSTATIC
SparkSPARK
MagnetMAGNET
GeneratorGENERATOR
WattWATT

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FNDNDGYSRKFHUPP

LTUELECTRICITYA

XREDZNCONDUCTOR

STOLRESIUEEAYHA

PAMYHRTNECSEAYL

AEETCAASEHNNELL

RZLKMTTUWATTSOE

KIEYPOILLRLREQL

NTCLNRCAXGROREI

MOTORBATTERYITB

EYRLTPVOLTAGEOA

XGONILTROUSLSYP

SONESNFUSEIOGMN

WEADIISDIDHDAUR

CQIJMAGNETHTILO

BATTERY, MOTOR, FUSE, SERIES, PARALLEL, ELECTRICITY, VOLTAGE, CHARGE, ELECTRON, CONDUCTOR, INSULATOR, STATIC, SPARK, MAGNET, GENERATOR, WATT

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Circuits and Components 24

Alligator clip A spring clamp with long toothed jaws, used to join wires quickly in a classroom circuit.
Battery A store of chemical energy that pushes current around a circuit. Volta built the first in 1800.
Branch One of the separate paths in a parallel circuit.
Bulb The glass part of a lamp, which glows when current passes through it.
Buzzer A component that makes a sound when current flows through it.
Capacitor A component that stores electrical energy as charge on two surfaces held close together.
Cell A single unit that makes electricity from chemicals. A battery is two or more joined together.
Circuit A complete path that current can travel around, out from the battery and back again.
Component Any single part of a circuit, such as a bulb, a switch or a resistor.
Diagram A drawing of a circuit that uses standard symbols in place of pictures.
Diode A component that lets current pass in one direction only.
Electromagnet A coil of wire around an iron core that pulls on iron only while current flows.
Filament The very thin wire inside an old-style light bulb that glows white hot.

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Circuits and Components, continued

Fuse A thin strip of metal made to melt and break the circuit if too much current flows.
LED Short for light-emitting diode: a small, cool lamp that needs very little current.
Loop A closed path with no gaps. Current flows only when the circuit forms one.
Motor A machine that turns electrical energy into movement, as in a fan or a toy car.
Parallel A circuit with two or more branches, so each bulb has its own path to the battery.
Resistor A component that limits how much current can flow through part of a circuit.
Series A circuit with one single path, so the same current passes through every component in turn.
Switch A component that opens or closes a gap in a circuit to turn the current off or on.
Terminal The metal end of a battery where a wire connects, marked plus or minus.
Transistor A tiny electronic switch that can also amplify a signal. Computer chips are packed with them.
Wire A thin metal thread, often copper coated in plastic, that carries current between components.

Current, Voltage and Resistance 23

Alternating The kind of current that reverses direction many times a second. Shortened to AC.
Ammeter An instrument that measures current in amperes. It is connected in series.
Charge The property of matter that comes in two kinds, positive and negative. Measured in coulombs.
Conductor A material that lets current pass easily. Most metals are good ones.
Copper The reddish metal used for most wires because it carries current well and is affordable.
Current Electric charge flowing through a wire, measured in amperes.
Direct The kind of current that flows one way only, as from a battery. Shortened to DC.
Electricity A form of energy carried by charge, whether it is moving through a wire or built up in one place.
Electron The tiny negative particle that carries current through a metal wire.
Flow To move steadily along, as charge does around a closed circuit.
Graphite The form of carbon in a pencil, a nonmetal that still lets current pass.
Insulator A material that current cannot easily pass through, such as glass, rubber or plastic.
Load The part of a circuit that uses the energy, such as a bulb or a motor.
Multimeter One handheld instrument that can measure current, voltage and resistance.
Ohm's law The rule that the push across a wire equals the current through it times its resistance.
Plastic The insulating material that coats most wires and covers plugs and switches.
Power How fast energy is delivered or used, measured in watts.
Resistance How strongly a material opposes the flow of current, measured in ohms.
Rubber A stretchy insulator used for gloves, boots and the coating of some cables.
Silver The metal that carries current best of all, a little better than copper.
Source The part of a circuit that supplies the energy, such as a battery or a generator.
Voltage The electrical push that drives charge around a circuit. Its symbol in equations is V.
Voltmeter An instrument that measures the electrical push across a component. It is wired in parallel.

Static Electricity and Lightning 22

Amber Fossil tree resin. Its Greek name, elektron, gave us the word electricity.
Attract To pull together, as opposite charges do.
Balloon A party item that sticks to the wall after being rubbed on hair or a sweater.
Bolt A single flash of lightning.
Cling To stick, the way socks hold on to a shirt fresh out of the dryer.
Discharge The sudden escape of built-up static, as a small spark or a bolt of lightning.
Electroscope An early scientific instrument that detects electric charge.
Friction Rubbing. It can move electrons from one surface to another, as from hair to a balloon.
Ground To connect an object to the earth so that extra charge can drain away.
Induction Charging an object by bringing a charged one near it, without the two touching.
Kite Franklin is said to have flown one in a 1752 storm to test lightning. Never try it: lightning kills.
Leyden jar A glass container lined with metal foil, invented in 1745, that stores electric charge.
Lightning A giant spark from a storm cloud. It heats the air around it to about 30,000 degrees Celsius.
Negative The kind of charge an object carries after it gains extra electrons.
Positive The kind of charge an object is left with after it loses electrons.
Repel To push apart, as two like charges do.
Rod A pointed metal pole on a roof that carries a lightning strike down into the ground.
Shock The sharp tingle felt when built-up charge jumps from a doorknob to a finger.
Spark A sudden flash of light as charge jumps across a gap of air.
Static Electric charge that builds up on a surface and stays put until it can jump away.
Thunder The boom made when air heated by a flash of lightning expands suddenly.
Van de Graaff The generator with a big metal sphere that makes hair stand on end, named after its inventor.

Magnets and Generators 23

Alternator A generator whose output changes direction many times a second, like the one under a car's hood.
Cobalt A hard metal that, like iron and nickel, is attracted to magnets.
Coil Wire wound into many loops. More turns make a stronger electromagnet.
Compass A magnetized needle that swings to point north. In 1820 a nearby current was seen to move one.
Core The iron center of an electromagnet, which makes its pull far stronger.
Dynamo An early kind of generator, one that produces direct current.
Field The invisible region around a magnet or a current where its force can be felt.
Generator A machine that turns movement into electricity, often by spinning a coil near a magnet.
Iron The common metal that magnets attract most strongly.
Lodestone A naturally magnetized rock. Hanging pieces of it were the first compasses.
Maglev A train that floats above its track on magnets, short for magnetic levitation.
Magnet An object that pulls iron toward it and has a north pole and a south pole.
Nickel A silvery metal that, like iron and cobalt, is attracted to magnets.
North The direction a compass needle points, and the name of one end of every magnet.
Permanent Describes a magnet that keeps its pull all the time, unlike an electromagnet.
Pole One of the two ends of a magnet, where its pull is strongest.
Rotor The moving part of a motor or generator, the part that spins.
Solenoid A long coil of wire that acts like a bar magnet while current flows through it.
South The name of the magnet end that pulls on another magnet's north end.
Stator The part of a motor or generator that stays still while the other part spins.
Steel An alloy of iron. Magnets pick up paper clips and nails made of it.
Transformer A device with two coils that steps the voltage of alternating current up or down.
Turbine A wheel of blades spun by steam, wind or water to drive a generator.

Electricity at Home 22

Adapter A small box on a cord that changes wall power to the lower voltage a gadget needs.
Appliance A household machine that runs on electricity, such as a toaster or a washer.
Blackout A loss of electric power across a whole area.
Charger A device that refills the battery of a phone or laptop from a wall outlet.
Circuit breaker A switch that trips when too much current flows and, unlike a fuse, can be reset.
Cord The flexible insulated cable that joins an appliance to its plug.
Electrician A trained worker who installs and repairs the wiring in buildings.
Flashlight A handheld lamp: a simple circuit with a battery, a switch and a bulb.
Grid The network of power stations, substations and lines that delivers electricity to customers.
Hydroelectric Describes power made by water flowing through turbines, usually at a dam.
Kilowatt One thousand watts. Electric bills are counted in hours of this much power.
Meter The device on a house that measures how much electrical energy the home has used.
Outage A stretch of time when the electric supply to a neighborhood is cut off.
Outlet The wall fitting with slots where a plug goes in.
Plug The pronged end of a cord that fits into a wall outlet.
Power line A cable hung from tall poles or towers to carry electricity over long distances.
Rechargeable Describes a battery that can be refilled with energy and used again and again.
Short circuit An unintended path that lets far too much current flow.
Solar panel A flat sheet of cells, often on a roof, that turns sunlight into electricity.
Substation A fenced site on the grid where transformers step the voltage up or down.
Surge A sudden, brief jump in voltage on a power line.
Wiring The system of insulated cables that runs inside the walls of a building.

Units and Inventors 20

Ampere The unit for measuring current, often shortened to amp, named after a French physicist. Symbol A.
Coulomb The unit for measuring charge, named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin. Symbol C.
Edison The American inventor, Thomas, who showed a lasting light bulb to the public in December 1879.
Experiment A careful test set up to find out whether an idea is true.
Faraday The English scientist, Michael, who discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831.
Franklin The American statesman, Benjamin, whose study of lightning led to his lightning rod.
Galvani The Italian scientist, Luigi, who saw a dead frog's leg twitch when a spark struck it.
Hertz The unit of frequency, one cycle per second, named after the German physicist Heinrich.
Inventor A person who creates a new device or a new way of doing something.
Joule The unit of energy, which carries the name of English physicist James Prescott. Symbol J.
Light bulb A glass globe holding a filament that glows when current heats it.
Maxwell The Scottish physicist, James Clerk, who showed electricity, magnetism and light are linked.
Morse The American inventor, Samuel, remembered for the dot and dash code used on the telegraph.
Oersted The Danish physicist, Hans Christian, who found in 1820 that a current moves a compass needle.
Ohm The unit of resistance, named after the German physicist Georg, who published his law in 1827.
Telegraph An early machine that sent messages along wires as pulses of current.
Tesla The unit of magnetic field strength, named after Nikola, the engineer of the AC induction motor.
Unit A standard amount used for measuring, such as the ohm or the joule.
Volt The unit of electrical push, named after the Italian who built the first battery. Symbol V.
Watt The unit of power, named after the Scottish engineer James, who improved the steam engine.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. The facts in the clues were checked on 2026-09-19 against Wikipedia, among them the articles on electricity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity), electric current (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current) and voltage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage). Some clues were reworded on 2026-09-20, and any fact that changed was checked against Wikipedia the same day. Licence: own work

How it works

This electricity word search puzzle opens with 16 of its 23 key terms in the grid, Circuit, Voltage and Insulator among them. Eight other lists, from circuits to the home, fit single lessons: 134 words in all.

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Six lists for a circuits and static unit

In the Start from a list row under the puzzle, six lists follow the unit: Circuits and Components (24 words), Current, Voltage and Resistance (23), Static Electricity and Lightning (22), Magnets and Generators (23), Electricity at Home (22) and Units and Inventors (20). For the last, press Add another until the list holds 20: Volt, Ohm and Watt then share one grid with Faraday and Franklin.

An electrical word search with trade words

For an electrical word search closer to the trade, pick Electricity at Home: Outlet, Plug and Wiring beside Circuit breaker, Short circuit and Electrician. Circuit breaker needs 14 squares, and the 15 by 15 grid holds it.

Ohm's law loses its space and apostrophe in the grid: OHMSLAW. Eight more entries with a space hide closed up.
Easy Electricity holds 41 words of 3 to 5 letters, such as Bulb, Fuse and Volt.
With Show clues, not words ticked, Diode reads "A component that lets current pass in one direction only."

Questions and answers

Is this a lesson on electrical safety?

No. It is a vocabulary sheet for a science unit. Electricity at Home gives plain meanings for Outlet, Circuit breaker and Short circuit, and nothing on the page is a safety instruction. Your classroom rules for batteries and wires come first.

Who discovered electricity?

No one person. The word comes from elektron, the Greek name for Amber. The clues credit Franklin with the lightning rod, Oersted with finding in 1820 that a current moves a compass needle, and Faraday with electromagnetic induction in 1831.

Does the electricity word find print with an answer key?

Yes. It prints on 2 pages, Letter or A4: the puzzle under a Name and Date line, then the key with every word ringed. The key matches only the grid made here. For a file, pick Save as PDF in the print window.

Can older students use this electricity puzzle?

Yes. Choose Hard Electricity and press Hard; the grid grows when a word needs room. Its 36 words of 9 to 14 letters, Electroscope and Hydroelectric among them, can lie in any of 8 directions, backwards included.

All 134 words

Circuits and Components 24

Circuits and Components, continued

Current, Voltage and Resistance 23

Static Electricity and Lightning 22

Magnets and Generators 23

Electricity at Home 22

Units and Inventors 20

How it works

Six lists for a circuits and static unit

An electrical word search with trade words

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