What Is a Circuit?

What is a circuit?

• constant flow of electricity 

• path that a current can flow along

What are the 3 basic components of a circuit?

• Energy source, Load, Energy Pathway

• Battery, Energy source, Energy Pathway

• Battery, Wire, Energy Pathway

• ALL of them

Students wanted to know how a bell could ring with the push of a button. The circuit is designed to change electrical energy into what other type of energy?

• chemical

• heat

• light

• sound

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What is a parallel circuit?

• It is a circuri rhar has one path for energy to flow.

• It is a circuit that has no paths for energy to flow.

• It is a circutt that has several paths for energy to flow.

• None of the above.

What is a series circuit?

• The transfer of electrons from one object to another

• A circuit with a single path the current follows

• A circuit that goes in multiple directions

• A circuit that takes place in a series of events

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

• open

• closed

What is a circuit?

• A system of electrical components connected to perform a specific function

• A single wire with no connections

• A device that stores electrical energy

• A type of battery

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Which component is essential for a circuit to function?

• A resistor

• A switch

• A complete path for current

• A capacitor

What happens when a circuit is open?

• Current flows continuously

• Current stops flowing

• Voltage increases

• Resistance decreases

In a simple circuit, what is the role of a battery?

• To provide resistance

• To supply electrical energy

• To act as a conductor

• To store electrical energy