Chapter 3 electricity vocab/review

a material through which an electric charge can move easily

• conductor

• insulator

• electric current

an electric change in motion

• conductor

• electric current

• insulator

a material through which an electric charge moves easily

• conductor

• electric current

• insulator

a parallel circuit:

• has 2 or more pathways

• has only 1 pathway

a series circuit:

• has 2 or more pathways

• has a circular pathway

If one loop is broken in a parallel circuit, will electricity still flow?

• yes

• no

If there is a break in the loop of a series circuit will electricity still flow?

• yes

• no

Why is there always plastic covering metal wires?

• Plastic is a conductor.

• It looks pretty.

• Plastic is an insulator.

• It has no purpose.

An insulator prevents being shocked.

• True

• False

Which one is NOT an insulator?

• Plastic

• copper

• rubber

• glass