Electricity basics reading

An electric current is the movement of electrons from a negative terminal to a ______ terminal.

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What is a closed circuit?

• A circuit with an open switch

• A circuit with a disconnected wire

• A circuit with a closed loop

• A circuit with no electricity

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In a series circuit, if one part is removed, what happens to the circuit?

• The circuit continues to work

• The circuit stops working

• The circuit becomes a parallel circuit

• The circuit's voltage increases

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In a parallel circuit, the total voltage is ______ throughout the circuit.

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Why are houses wired in parallel?

• To increase the voltage

• To allow lights in one room to stay on if another room's lights burn out

• To decrease the resistance

• To make the circuit a series circuit

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