Science LAS - Electricity

The type of electricity that is used to power things, and that flows through wires, is called....

• static electricity
• opposite electricity
• current electricity

The path that electricity follows is called a .....

• symbol
• circuit
• resistor

Computers, fans, and microwaves are powered by electricity.

• True
• False

Electricity flows from the POSITIVE to the NEGATIVE side of a battery.

• True
• False

Something that uses some of the electricity in a circuit is called a .....

• resistor
• atom
• charge

Resistors could be things like plastic or wood.

• True
• False

When a circuit is _________, it is complete and there is no break in the path the charges must follow.

• open
• negative
• closed

A switch opens and closes a circuit to turn resistors on and off. 

• True
• False

In a ___________ circuit, electricity can follow only ONE path.

• open
• series
• continuous

In a ___________ circuit, electricity has MORE than one path to follow.

• resisting
• intersecting
• parallel