Electrical Power and Circuits

What is a circuit?

• an outlet or switch

• a path which an electric current flows

• a poor conductor

What is an electric current? 

• the flow of electricity 

• electricity moving in only one direction

• a switch that gives power

What is a switch? 

• part of the toaster that you plug into the wall

• an outlet that gives power

• part of a circuit that starts or stops the electricity

A conductor is ____________

• something that allows electric current to flow easily

• something that limits the flow of electricity

Since there are multiple pathways the current can take from the positive side of the battery to the negative side, in a ​ (a)   circuit, the ​ (b)   is divided up among the pathways, but the potential, or voltage, is the same for each pathway. ​In ​ (c)   circuits with only one pathway for the current, the ​ (d)   , or voltage, is divided up among the different elements.

• parallel

• current

• series

• potential

What type of circuit is pictured?

• series

• Parallel

What type of circuit is this?

• Series

• Parallel

• Simple

The flow of electricity through a circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Electric Current

• Magnetic

Since there are multiple pathways the current can take from the positive side of the battery to the negative side, in a ​ (a)   circuit, the ​ (b)   is divided up among the pathways, but the potential is the same for each pathway. ​In ​ (c)   circuits with only one pathway for the current, the ​ (d)   is divided up among the different elements.

• parallel

• current

• series

• potential

A __________ is good at conducting electricity

• conductor

• resistor

• circuit