Electricity and Circuits Worksheet

A __________ is a path through which electricity can travel.

• open circuit

• complete path

• broken circuit

• partial circuit

A __________ allows electricity to flow continuously without interruption.

• series circuit

• open circuit

• parallel circuit

• closed circuit

A __________ is a material that allows electricity to pass through it easily.

• semiconductor

• insulator

• conductor

• resistor

An __________ does not allow electricity to pass through it.

• insulator

• conductor

• semi-conductor

• resistor

The movement of electric charge is called an __________.

• electric voltage

• electric force

• electric current

• electric field

A __________ is needed to turn a circuit on or off.

• switch

• resistor

• capacitor

• transistor

An __________ is a circuit that is broken and does not allow electricity to flow.

• parallel circuit

• short circuit

• closed circuit

• open circuit

A __________ is a power provider, such as a battery, that gives energy to a circuit.

• wire

• source

• resistor

• switch

A __________ is another name for a closed circuit, where electricity moves freely.

• open circuit

• complete circuit

• electric circuit

• disconnected circuit

Electricity must have a _________ in order to travel from one place to another.

• circuit

• route

• path

• direction