Electricity Quiz

Which of the bulbs below will light?

• A

• B

• C

• D

True or False?

Electricity can flow through an open circuit.

• True

• False

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Materials that stop the flow of electricity are called...

• conductor

• Fahnstock clip

• schematic diagram

• insulators

A pathway for electricity is called ...

• a switch

• a circuit

• a component

• a filament

Look at the circuit below. Will the light bulb light?

• No, it is a closed circuit.

• No, it is an open circuit

• Yes, it is an open circuit.

• Yes, it is a closed circuit.

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What does a switch do in a circuit?

• When the switch is closed the circuit is closed, and electricity will flow through the circuit.

• When the switch is open the circuit is open, and electricity will flow through the circuit.

Why is a battery important to a circuit?

• it is the filament

• it is the electricity receiver

• it is the electricity source

• it is the insulators

What do you call material that electricity can pass through easily?

• conductor

• wood

• schematic diagram

• insulators

Why won't this bulb light?

• The bulb will light just fine!

• The wire needs to touch the bulb at the tip of the base to complete the circuit.

• The wire needs to be moved away from the metal side of the light bulb.

Will this Circuit light the light bulb? Why or why not?

• Yes, it is a complete and closed circuit

• No, it is an open circuit

• No, the components are not connected to the positive and negative ends of the d-cell

• Yes, all the components are connected correctly