Current Electricity and Circuits

The minus sign on a battery shows which terminal?

• Positive

• Negative

A motor provides what in a circuit?

• Motion

• Light

• Heat

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Ina circuit energy flows in the shape of a ______?

• Square

• triangle

• Rectangle

• Circle

In a circuit the energy flows from which terminal to the rest of the component?

• Negative

• Positive

Why is a switch used in a circuit?

• To open or close a circuit

• To save energy

• To prevent electric shocks

• To make the bulb glow easily

A Bulb glows only in-

• A closed circuit

• An open circuit

• In both circuits

• Open circuit if bulb is not fused

Why do electricians wear gloves made of rubber?

• It is soft.

• It is waterproof.

• It is an insulator.

• It is inexpensive.

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What are the two places on the battery to which the wires can be attached called?

• Switches

• Filaments

• Insulators

• Terminals

In which of the following circuits will all of the remaining light bulbs go out if bulb 3 burns out?

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Which of the following would be a good conductor of electricity?

• plastic

• rubber

• cotton

• iron