[5.8B] Electrical Energy Vocabulary Quiz

Electrical energy is...

• heat energy.
• a material that stops or slows energy.
• the energy of charged particles.
• a material that allows energy to flow.

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A conductor is...

• a material that stops or slows energy.
• a material that allows energy to flow.
• the energy of charged particles.
• heat energy.

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An insulator is...

• a material that stops or slows energy.
• heat energy.
• a material that allows energy to flow.
• the energy of charged particles.

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A current is...

• an electric circuit that has multiple pathways.
• the energy of charged particles.
• an electric circuit with only one path.
• the flow of electricity.

Energy is...

• the ability to do work and cause change.
• an electric circuit that has multiple pathways.
• a material that stops or slows energy.
• an electric circuit with only one path.

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A series circuit is...

• the ability to do work.
• an electric circuit with only one path.
• an electric circuit that has multiple pathways.
• the energy of charged particles.

A parallel circuit is...

• the ability to do work.
• an electric circuit with only one path.
• an electric circuit that has multiple pathways.
• the energy of charged particles.

If the wire is cut at the position marked by an X, how many bulbs will remain lit?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

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Look at the circuit below. Which statement explains why the bulbs are not lighting up?

• The bulbs are not part of the circuit and need to be connected.
• The battery is incorrectly connected to the circuit.
• The circuit needs more wires to connect both bulbs.
• A switch needs to be added to control the current.

Students built the following circuit. Where can a wire be added so that the lightbulbs will light?

• Between the battery and lightbulb 3
• Between lightbulb 3 and lightbulb 1
• Between lightbulb 2 and lightbulb 3
• No wire is needed, just a switch

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