Vocabulary
Circuits
Conductors
Mixed Bag 1
Mixed Bag 2
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

This is the unit used to measure the energy used by an appliance (like a microwave) in a certain amount of time.

What is a watt?

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

This is the flow of electric charges that moves in an unbroken loop.

What is an electric current?

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?
300

This type of circuit is an incomplete circuit where there is some part that is not connected and electricity cannot flow through it.

What is a open circuit?

300

This is the name of the crackle you hear and feel when you touch a doorknob after rubbing your feet across a carpet.

What is static electricity?

300

This type of circuit is a complete circuit where everything is connected and electricity can easily flow through it.

What is a closed circuit?

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

Early scientists most likely saw a discharge of electricity for the first time while observing this.

What is a lightning storm?

400

This is a device that is used to open and close a circuit easily without connecting and disconnecting the wires

What is a switch?

400

These are the basic materials needed to make a complete circuit.

What is a power source, wires and a light bulb?

500
a material through which electrons will flow
What is a conductor?
500
When electrons pass from one wire to another, taking an easier route and heating the wires
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

This person invented the light bulb.

Who is Thomas Edison?

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