Electric Circuits

Components of Electric Circuits

Components - Parts

Circuit - Path for the flow of electrons

Circuit - Circle

Multiple Choice

What other word means component?

• path

• part

• power

• pop

Multiple Choice

What is the path for the flow of electricity called?

• circuit

• charge

• discharge

• components

Current Electricity

Steady Flow of Electrons Along a Path

Multiple Choice

How would the movement of electrons in electric current be described?

• sit still

• build up

• jump

• steady flow

Simple Circuit

• Has only necessary components (parts) & one path for flow of electricity

• Power Source

• Wire - Path

• Switch

• Load

Multiple Choice

How many paths for the flow of electricity does a simple electric circuit have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Power Source

• Battery

• Wall Outlet

• Generator

• Pushes electrons through a path/circuit

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Multiple Choice

The purpose of the power source is to push electrons through the electric circuit.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Click any that are examples of power sources.

• wires

• generator

• battery

• switch

• wall outlet

Wire - Path

• Metal (Good Conductor) Path

• Allows electrons to move through a path/circuits

Multiple Choice

Why are electrical wires made of metal? They are good

• conductors

• insulators

• resistors

• calculators

Switch

• Moving (drawbridge) Metal

• Closes to complete a circuit

• Open to break the circuit

Multiple Choice

When a switch is closed, it will complete a circuit and allow electricity to flow.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What object could a switch be compared to?

• a fan blade

• a roller coaster

• a drawbridge

• a belt buckle

Load

• Device that needs to be powered (lightbulb, doorbell, cell phone, tv, refrigerator, car, remotes, etc)

• Changes electrical energy to another kind of energy (light, heat/thermal, sound, motion/kinetic)

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Multiple Choice

The purpose of a load is to change electrical energy to another type of energy that can be used by people.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Click all the types of energy that a load can change electrical energy into.

• sound

• heat or thermal

• light

• motion or kinetic