Electricity and Circuits Generation Genius

What is electricity?

• a closed path that allows electricity to flow

• the flow of electrical energy

What is a circuit?

• a closed path that allows electricity to flow

• the flow of electrical energy

What does a battery do?

• a closed path that allows electricity to flow

• the flow of electrical energy

• converts chemical energy to electrical energy

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What is a conductor?

• things electricity CAN EASILY flow through

• things electricity CANNOT EASILY flow through

What is an insulator?

• things electricity CAN EASILY flow through

• things electricity CANNOT EASILY flow through

What is a series circuit?

• circuit with only 1 path for electricity to flow

• circuit with more than 1 path for electricity to flow

What is a parallel circuit?

• circuit with only 1 path for electricity to flow

• circuit with more than 1 path for electricity to flow

What kind of circuits are used at home and at school?

• series

• parallel

What does a fuse do?

• protects a device from having too much electricity flowing through it

• reduces the flow of energy