Current Electricity

Turning on a switch ______ a circuit.

• Closes

• Opens

In a parallel circuit, there are how many paths of electricity flowing through it?

• more than 1

• 1

• None because a parallel circuit doesn’t exist

A series circuit has _____ path or paths of electricity running through it.

• 1

• 2

• An unlimited number

Most wiring in your home is in _____

• Open circuits

• Parallel circuits

• Series circuits

Is the following circuit complete or incomplete?

• Complete

• Incomplete

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What type of circuit is this?

• Parallel Circuit
• Series Circuit 
• Open Circuit 
• Transverse Circuit

What is current electricity?

• when it flows from the negative to the positive side of a battery

• it only has one path

• it is electricity that flows through wires

• it is what makes our hair stand up

What is something that uses some of the electricity in a circuit called?

• current

• static

• electricity

• resistor

What happens when a circuit is closed? (more than one answer)

• it allows electricity to flow through

• it does not allow electricity to flow through

• it turns off the light bulb

• it is a complete circuit which allows the charges to flow through

If the lights are on, the circuit is

• closed
• open