Flashcards Simple Circuit

This circuit is .....?

• open
• parallel
• closed
• shows the flow of electricity

When all parts of the circuit are connected, it is a ______ circuit. 

• open
• closed

When you flip a light switch on and off you are closing and opening a circuit.

• true
• false

A circuit is the path that electricity follows.

• true
• false

A circuit must be closed for electrons to travel.

• true
• false

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of electrical current
• the pathway that electrical current flows
• to add more power to the circuit

Which of the following can supply energy in an electric circuit?  

•  a conductor
• light bulb
• a wire
• a battery 

Pick the correct sentence.

• This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
• Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
• This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
• This circuit will not work because there is no switch.