Circuits and Electricity

What type of circuit allows electricity to flow?

• Open

• Closed

• Right

• Left

• Proper

When you flick a light switch OFF the lights turn off... you are essentially ____________________ the circuit.

• Closing

• Opening

• Exercising

• Hiding

• Tripping

What is the definition of electricity?

• Flow of light.

• Flow of energy.

• Flow of electrons.

• Flow of protons.

• Flow of neutrons

Shown in the picture above, this piece slows down current by resisting the flow.

• Series

• Parallel

• Voltage

• Resistor

• Battery

What type of circuit is shown in the picture?

• Open

• Parallel

• Series

• Proper

• Improper

In this circuit, what happens if we add a 4th light bulb in the same manner?

• All bulbs get dimmer.

• All bulbs stay the same brightness.

• 2 get dimmer.

• All bulbs go out.

• Battery sets on fire.

What type of circuit is shown in the picture?

• Parallel

• Series

• Simmons

• British

• Proper

In the circuit shown above, what happens when we add a third lightbulb in the same manner?

• The original bulbs get dimmer.

• All bulbs stay the same brightness.

• All bulbs get dimmer.

• The third bulb gets dimmer.

• All bulbs go out.

The circuit is able to work with the paperclip (circled in red) because the paper clip is a _____________________.

• Insulator

• Open

• Wide

• Conductor

• thin piece

How come this circuit is not working with the eraser (circled in red)?

• An eraser is too thick.

• An eraser is too thin.

• An eraser is a conductor.

• An eraser is an insulator.

• The eraser was too heavy