Electricity Review

Which of the following items will light up a bulb?

• switch and a wire

• paper clip and wire

• battery and wire

• battery and paper clip

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Draw a complete circuit. Make sure you have ALL THREE parts of a circuit. You can always add more!

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Using your drawing, how does electricity light up your lightbulb? Describe its path step-by-step.

Lightbulbs give off light and what other type of energy?

• heat

• food

• nuclear

• solar

What type of energy transfer occurs when you have a tea kettle on a hot stove?

• electrical to heat

• light to heat

• chemical to heat

• magnetic to heat

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Electricity is the flow of __________.

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

What are the three MAIN parts of a circuit?

• power source (battery/cell)

• wires (conductors)

• load/device to be powered

• switch

• fan blade

Choose the insulators.

• rubber

• glass

• metals such as copper, aluminum, silver, and gold

• plastic

• water

Choose the conductors.

• rubber

• glass

• metals such as copper, aluminum, silver, and gold

• water

• graphite

What type of circuit has ONE path for electricity to flow?

• series

• parallel

• open

• closed