1 Basics of: Electricity and Electric Circuits

Which is TRUE about the picture?

• There is a battery

• There is a closed switch

• The light bulb is on

• It is a series circuit

• All answers are correct

Letter A shows ____ and Letter B shows _____.

• Closed Circuit; Open Circuit

• Light bulb OFF; Light bulb ON

• More than 1 path for electricity to flow

• 2 batteries; 3 batteries

Where do we find electric current flowing in a circuit?

• In the battery

• Outside of the circuit

• Within the wires of the circuit

• There is no current flowing in circuits

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What MUST be happening IF we had our Snap Circuit board with a fan spinning around and a sound source making noise?

• Electric current is flowing in the circuit

• No electric current is flowing

• There must not be any batteries

• There must not be wires

If we were to open the circuit in the picture, what would happen?

• The bulb would get brighter

• The bulb would go out completely

• The battery would blow up

• Nothing at all would happen

True or False: The picture shows a circuit diagram using circuit symbols.

• True

• False

• Maybe baby

• No way Jose

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If the light bulbs are ON, electric current ___________.

• Is flowing within the wires of the circuit

• Is flowing through the battery

• Is NOT flowing at all

• Must be zero

Electric current flows through a metal wire that is a good _______ of electricity.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Battery

• User

Use the picture: The energy from the circuit comes from a ________. Without it, current will NOT flow.

• Wire

• Light bulb

• Battery

• Series circuit

Which is TRUE based on the picture: Current is flowing __________________________________________________.

• Through the wires

• From the + side of the battery to the - side of the battery

• And the light is on because current is flowing

• All answers are TRUE