Science Word Study Review Week 5- Electricity / Oceans #3

Olivia wanted to complete her circuit with a conductor.  What object is her best option?

• Wood stick
• Glass bead
• Aluminum foil
• Styrofoam

What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

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

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

• parallel circuit
• series circuit
• closed circuit
• short circuit

What would happen if the switch was opened?

• nothing, the light bulbs would still work because there is a complete path
• The light bulbs would not work because the path was broken
• the battery would loose energy
• the wires would be cooled from air

Electricity is the flow of _________.

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

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A circuit in which energy can freely flow.

• Closed Circuit
• Free Circuit
• Open Circuit
• Energy Circuit

What is a Parallel circuit? 

• Has only one path 
• Has more than one path 
• Allows energy to travel through easily 
• Has only one light bulb

Which best describes a simple series circuit?

• Electricity flows along one pathway.
• The flow of electricity comes from the switch.
• Electricity flows along many pathways.
• The flow of electricity comes from the light bulb.

When a switch is OFF, the circuit is called an _________ ______________.

What will the magnets in the picture do?

• Attract

• Repel

• Neither attract nor repel

• Both attract and repel

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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