Electricity and Circuits

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What is an electrical insulator?

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A material that does not allow charges to move through it easily.

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What happens in a circuit if one bulb burns out in a parallel arrangement?

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The other bulbs will stay on.

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What is voltage?

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The measure of potential energy stored in a battery.

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What type of circuit has components arranged in one path for the current?

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Series circuit.

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True or False: In a series circuit, adding more lightbulbs makes them brighter.

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False.

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What is an electrical conductor?

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A material that allows charges to move through it easily.

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What is a resistor?

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A component that resists the flow of electric current.

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What is a capacitor?

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A device that stores electrical energy in an electric field.

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What is the difference between series and parallel circuits?

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In a series circuit, components are connected in a single path; in a parallel circuit, components are connected across multiple paths.

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What is resistance?

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The opposition to the flow of electric current.