Electricity and Circuits Vocabulary

What is a circuit?

• A broken path for electric current

• A complete path for electric current

• A device for storing energy

• A material that blocks electricity

What is a closed circuit?

• A broken path for electric current

• An unbroken path for electric current

• A device for making connections

• A source of stored energy

What is an open circuit?

• A complete path for electric current

• A broken path for electric current

• A device for storing energy

• A material that allows electricity to pass

What is the function of a switch in a circuit?

• To store energy

• To make and break connections

• To block electricity

• To provide a complete path

What is a battery?

• A device for making connections

• A source of stored energy

• A complete path for electric current

• A material that blocks electricity

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What is electrical current?

• A device for storing energy

• The flow of energy through a circuit

• A broken path for electric current

• A material that allows electricity to pass

What is a series circuit?

• Separate paths for electricity

• Single pathway for electricity

• A device for making connections

• A source of stored energy

What is a parallel circuit?

• Single pathway for electricity

• Separate paths for electricity

• A device for storing energy

• A material that blocks electricity

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What is a conductor?

• A material that blocks electricity

• A material that lets electricity pass

• A device for making connections

• A source of stored energy

What is an insulator?

• A material that lets electricity pass

• A material that does not allow electricity to pass

• A device for storing energy

• A complete path for electric current