Electricity Review

Electricity that flows through a circuit

• current electricity

• static electricity

the buildup of an electric charge on the surface of an object

• current electricity

• static electricity

a material that allows electricity to easily flow through it

• conductor

• insulator

a material that electricity cannot easily flow through

• conductor

• insulator

electric current is interrupted by a break in the circuit and cannot complete its path

• closed circuit

• open circuit

electric current is able to flow through a circuit and complete its path

• closed circuit

• open circuit

there is one pathway for electric current to flow

• series current

• parallel current

there are several pathways for electric current to flow

• series current

• parallel current

As more light bulbs are added to a series circuit, what will happen?

• The bulbs will get brighter.

• The bulbs will get dimmer.

What type of circuit is this?

• parallel circuit

• series circuit