Electrical circuits

What is an electrical circuit?

• a closed path where electricity flows

• Does not let electricity flow through it

• When a bulb does turn on

Which of the following can work as an energy source?

• Lightbulb

• Switch

• Wire

• Battery

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Batteries convert what type of energy into electricity?

• All of them

• Mechanical energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

Lightbulbs use electricity to make light. What else do lightbulbs often give off?

• Wind Energy

• Heat Energy

• Sound energy

• Potential energy

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What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

• A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not

• An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not

• A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.

• An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not

A great conductor of energy is:

• plastic

• metal

• cloth

• wood

What object would best complete this circuit?

• a paper clip

• a pen

• a battery

• piece of plastic