Vocabulary
Circuits
Conductors
Light Bulb
Mixed Bag
100
a form of energy
What is Electricity?
100
the type of circuit that when one bulb goes out all the other bulbs in the circuit go out too
What is a series circuit?
100
a material that allows electrons to move through it
What is a conductor?
100

These two people were in a heated battle of inventions using their light bulbs to help them fight it. 

Who is Tesla and Edison? 

100
the type of circuit found in most homes
What is a parallel circuit?
200

the path which electrons follow

What is a circuit?

200
a circuit in which electrons have only one path to follow
What is a series circuit?
200

a material that does not allow electricity to move through it

What is an insulator?

200
part of the light bulb that heats up and produces light energy
What is the filament?
200
the unit of measure of electrical current (the push behind an electric current)
What is a volt?
300

a device that breaks a circuit

What is a fuse or switch? 

300

This device is found in all homes and keeps the circuit from frying out or ruining all of the power in the house.

What is a Circuit Breaker Box?

300

the type of wire that conducts electricity best

What is copper wire? 

300

This person invented a light bulb that uses a gas to heat up thus making light? 

Who is Nikola Tesla

300
electrons move through a battery from the ___________ terminal to the ___________ terminal
What is negative to positive?
400
when a conductor blocks the movement of electrons
What is resistance?
400
wiring in which there is more than one path for the electrons to follow
What is a parallel circuit?
400

Copper is a very bad 

What is an insulator? 

400

What are the two types of light bulbs that are commonly found in the world? 

Fluorescent and Incandescent 

400
a device used to start and stop the flow of electricity
What is a switch?
500

A device used to measure electrical inputs or outputs? 

What is a multimeter

Voltmeter

Ammeter

etc. 

500

When electrons pass from one wire to another, taking an easier route and heating the wires eventually melting everything. 

What is a short circuit?

500
anything made of metal
What is a good conductor of electricity?
500
the gas which fills up a light bulb
What is argon gas?
500

arrangement of batteries so there is either a positive or negative? 

What is polarity or electric charge? 

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