Knowledge of circuits vocabulary

1. Microwave ovens, TVs and hairdryers are all electrical __________.

• conductors
• appliances
• circuits

2. An electrical circuit is . . .

• cells, wires and other components joined together in a loop.
• made up of only wires.

3. A cell is a source of _ _ _ _ _ _ in a circuit.

4. Wires . . .

• light up in a complete circuit.
• connect a cell and other components together in an electrical circuit.
• are a source of energy in an electrical circuit.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

5. A buzzer connected in a complete circuit . . .

• spins.
• lights up.
• makes a sound.

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

6. A ______ lights up when it is part of a complete circuit.

7. Electricity that we access in our homes through electrical sockets is called ______ electricity.

8. An object that electricity can flow through is called an electrical conductor. An object that electricity can't flow through is called an electrical _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

9. A _______ can be open or closed. When it is closed, it completes the circuit and allows electricity to flow around the circuit.

• lamp
• switch
• cell

10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is energy that is carried around a circuit.