Electrical Current

Front

Identify the following as characteristics of either a series circuit or a parallel circuit:
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Back

Parallel circuit

Front

A series connection is a type of electric circuit in which there are multiple paths.

Back

False

Front

Lightning rods attract lightning.

Back

False

Front

A resistor is a device that controls current in electric circuits.

Back

True

Front

Is an electric current a flow of charged particles?

Back

True

Front

A ______ opens and closes a circuit.

Back

switch

Front

Identify the following as characteristics of either a series circuit or a parallel circuit:

When one light bulb burns out, the rest stay lit.

Back

Parallel circuit

Front

Electric current is the flow of:

Back

electrons

Front

If a person touches a live wire, he or she gets a severe:

Back

electric shock

Front

Lightning occurs because ___.

Back

All of these reasons are correct.