STEM Session: Electricity

Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a

• path
• current
• circuit

____________ allows electricity to flow.

• A conductor
• An insulator
• A magnet

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

____________ stops the flow of electricity.

• A conductor
• An insulator
• A magnet

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

To complete a circuit the switch must be

• unattached
• open
• closed

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

When the switch is closed, the light

• comes on
• stays off
• burns out

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

The plastic around the wire is

• conductor
• insulator
• decoration

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

If the lights are on, the circuit is

• closed
• open

If the lights are off, the circuit is

• closed
• open

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

In a parallel circuit the current

• makes one circle
• stays in one path
• splits and goes through two components

Two types of circuits are

• parallel and magnetic
• electromagnetic and series
• series and parallel