Electrical Circuits

What is a Conductor?

• A substance that does not allow electricity or heat to easily pass through it

• An electrical safety device that can stop current from flowing if it becomes overloaded

• A device for making and breaking the connection in an electrical circuit

• A substance that allows electricity or heat to easily pass through it

What is a current?

• the movement or flow of electricity in a certain path

• an electrical circuit that is not complete (device is OFF)

• an electric circuit with 2 or more paths

• the source of energy in an electrical circuit

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What happens to a lamp when the voltage in a circuit is increased?

• There is no difference

• It stops shining

• It shines less brightly

• It shines more brightly

What is a component that can make or break a circuit?

• switch

• lamp

• cells

• buzzer

A component with a bulb and a holder that emits light when part of a complete circuit is a

a component that makes a sound when part of a complete circuit is a

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a component that creates movement when part of a complete circuit is called a

• buzzer

• motor

• cell

• LED

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a device with two legs that emits light when part of a complete circuit is a

• LED

• HDMI

• lamp

• bulb

a store of chemical energy that can be converted to electrical energy and used as a power source is a

• battery

• cell

• lamp

• switch

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