Science vocabulary quiz

this circuit is .....?

• open

• parallel

• closed

• The cutest little circuit evah!

When all parts of the circuit are connected it is a --------- circuit.

• Open

• Closed

Why is electrical wire usually covered with a layer of plastic?

• To make it look pretty

• To help electricity flow along the wire.

• To make it safe from electric shock

• To add more energy

Which is NOT a conductor

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Which is NOT an insulator

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Choose all the items that are insulators.

• rubber band

• nail

• piece of wood

• cotton

Choose all of the conductors below.

• metal wire

• paper clip

• metal prong on a plug

• cotton ball

A device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions, stores energy until it is needed

• circuit

• battery

• insulator

• copper wire

A complete electrical circuit or path through which electricity or current can pass or flow

• open circuit

• circuit

• closed circuit

• current

Material that allows electric current or thermal energy to pass through easily

• conductor

• insulator

• flow

• circuit