Electricity Vocabulary

Would would best complete this circuit?

• A wire
• A switch
• A battery
• A light bulb

Is this an open circuit or a closed circuit?

• closed

• open

Which of the following does not conduct electricity?

• gloves
• penny
• paper clip
• key

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In this type of circuit, there are several pathways for the electric current to flow.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit

In this type of circuit, if one light bulb goes out, the other bulbs can keep working.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit

In this type of circuit, if one light bulb goes out, they all go out. (The picture on the left)

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• closed circuit

The buildup of electric charge on the surface of an object

• current electricity

• static electricity

• open circuit

• closed circuit

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This is a material that electricity CANNOT easily flow through.

• insulator

• conductor

• reflector

• Mordor

Most metals are...

• insulators

• circuits

• conductors

A conductor is a material that...

• allows electricity to easily flow through it.

• does NOT allow electricity to flow through it.