Parts of a Circuit
Circuit
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Circuit Symbols
100
Light Bulb
What is part of a circuit that acts as a resistor?
100
The zigzags in a circuit diagram.
What are resistors?
100
Positive Charge
What is when an atom loses electrons?
100
Parallel lines one is shorter than the other.
What is a battery symbol?
200
An Insulator helps keep the electric charges inside the pathway.
Why is an insulator used in a circuit?
200
Series Circuit
What is a circuit with more than one resistor on a single wire?
200
Salt Water
What is an example of a conductor?
200
Single straight line
What is a wire symbol?
300
Metals, Water, Graphite
What is a conductor?
300
An insulator helps keep the electric charges inside the pathway.
What is the use of an insulator in a circuit?
300
Keep cord-operated appliances away from pools and other water.
What is a step you should take to avoid electrical shock?
300
Squiggle line
What is a resistor symbol?
400
Lightbulb
What is an example of a resistor?
400
A parallel circuit has more than one pathway for electrical energy to move through.
How is a parallel circuit different from a series circuit?
400
Add more coils
What is how you can make an electromagnet stronger?
400
Lines that end with dots, one line looks like it is an open door.
What is a switch symbol?
500
Rubber, Plastic, Glass, Dry Cotton
What is examples of insulators?
500
Keeps the electric charge inside the pathway.
What does an insulator do for a circuit?
500
It has no resistance to electrical current.
What is the definition of a superconductor?
500

What is a parallel circuit

When the current has more than one way to flow

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