Electricity Vocabulary

What is the pathway called for electricity?

• Circle

• Circuit

• Wire

• Sidewalk

What is a source of electricity?

• Lightbulb

• Flashlight

• Wire

• D cell

What are the two ends of batteries called?

• Top and bottom

• North and south

• Positive and negative

• Bump and no bump

What are the parts of the circuits called?

• Objects

• parts

• items

• Components

What does a switch do in a circuit?

• Makes it faster and slower

• Turns the circuit on and off

• Switches the source

• Opens and closes the circuit

Where do the wires attach to the battery?

• On the top and bottom

• Inside the top

• On just the one end

• On just the bottom

Which is dangerous with electricity?

• Picking up batteries

• Putting anything other than a plug into a wall socket.

• Using a motor with a battery

• Placing a wire on a battery

What is a wire used for?

• a path for electricity

• A motor

• A source

• Decoration

What is a motor considered?

• A source

• A wire

• A pathway

• A receiver

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is similar to a lightbulb?

• D cell

• Motor

• Switch

• Wires