Electricity and Circuits Quiz

What is a conductor?

• A material that allows electricity to flow through

• A circuit with all the necessary connections

• A material that prevents the flow of electricity

• A device used to open and close circuits

What is a series circuit?

• A circuit that has two or more pathways for current to flow

• A circuit that has only one pathway for current to flow

• A circuit that has a break in it

• A material that prevents the flow of electricity

What is the function of a switch in a circuit?

• To store chemical energy

• To open and close circuits

• To prevent the flow of electricity

• To provide multiple pathways for current

What is an insulator?

• A pathway for the flow of electricity

• A material that prevents the flow of electricity

• A source of stored chemical energy

• A material that allows electricity to flow through

What is a filament in a light bulb?

• A device used to open and close circuits

• A material that makes light when heated by an electric current

• A circuit with all the necessary connections

• A place where energy comes from

What is a parallel circuit?

• A material that allows electricity to flow through

• A circuit with only one pathway for current to flow

• A circuit with two or more pathways for current to flow

• A circuit that has a break in it

What is the role of a battery in a circuit?

• To provide a source of electrical energy

• To open and close circuits

• To convert electrical energy into light

• To prevent the flow of electricity

Energy that flows through circuits and can produce heat, light, motion, and sound is called:

• Heat

• Light

• Electricity

• Sun

A material that prevents the flow of electricity Examples: plastic, rubber, glass, or air. 

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Wire

• Circuit

The ability to do work.

• Electricity

• Heat

• Energy

• Wind