Circuit Definitions Quiz

Term: Closed circuit

• a working circuit without breaks

• a nonworking circuit that has breaks

• a circuit where the electrical devices are in a row, current follows the same path

• a material that allows electricity to pass through it

Definition: a circuit where the electrical devices are in a row, current follows the same path

• Closed circuit

• Parallel circuit

• Voltage

• Series circuit

A circuit where the electrical devices are parallel to one another, current follows separate pathways.

• Parallel circuit

• Closed circuit

• Open circuit

• Series circuit

A material that does not allow electricity to pass through.

• Conductor

• Open Circuit

• Resistance

• Insulator

Open circuit

• a material that allows electricity to pass through it

• a nonworking circuit that has breaks

• a working circuit without breaks

• the force that pushes electrons around a circuit

The force that pushes electrons around a circuit

• Resistance

• Power

• Current

• Voltage

How is voltage and current related?

• The force that pushes electrons around a circuit

• Factors that oppose/reduce the current in a circuit

• Series - one path for electricity, electrical devices are in a row, less bright, if one burns out, the others stop working too

• Parallel - multiple paths for the electricity, electrical devices are parallel, equally bright, if one burns out the others stay lighted

• Increasing the voltage increases the current

What factors influence the resistance in a circuit?

• Type of material

• Length of wire

• Diameter of wire

• Temperature of circuit

A material that allows electricity to pass through it

• Voltage

• Current

• Conductor

• Insulator

The rate at which electrons flow around a circuit

• Current

• Resistance

• Insulator

• Voltage