Quizizz: Picture Vocab - Circuits, Conductors, Insulators Quiz

What is a circuit?

• A device that stores electricity

• A pathway through which electricity flows

• A type of light bulb

• A kind of battery

What is a closed circuit?

• A pathway that allows an electric current to flow freely

• A pathway that blocks electric current

• A circuit with a broken connection

• A circuit that does not include a power source

What is a conductor?

• A material that allows heat or an electric current to flow through easily

• A material that blocks heat or an electric current

• A device that stores electric energy

• A tool used to measure electric current

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What is an insulator?

• A material that allows heat or electricity to flow easily

• A material that does not allow heat or electricity to flow easily

• A device that generates electricity

• A type of conductor

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What is an open circuit?

• A pathway that allows electric current to flow freely

• A pathway that prevents electric current from flowing freely or stops the flow

• A circuit that is always closed

• A circuit that has no components

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What is the role of a resistor in a circuit?

• To convert electric energy into light

• To increase the flow of electric current

• To store electric energy

• To decrease the flow of electric current

What happens when a switch in a circuit is closed?

• The circuit becomes open and current stops flowing

• The circuit becomes closed and current stops flowing

• The circuit becomes closed and current flows

• The circuit remains open and current flows continuously

What is the function of a battery in a circuit?

• To supply electric energy to the circuit

• To provide a pathway for electric current

• To measure the electric current

• To block the flow of electric current

A resistor is a device that controls current in electric circuits.

• True
• False

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Adding more resistors in parallel will...

• increase the total resistance in the circuit

• have no effect on the total resistance

• decrease the total resistance in the circuit