Circuit Components
What provides energy to the circuit?
Battery
What type of energy does a circuit start with?
Electrical
What components allows us to connect and disconnect the circuit?
Switch
Which component connects the whole circuit together?
Wires
Which component changes electrical energy into another form of energy?
Load
Which material will best conduct electricity?
Plastic Silver Wood
Silver
Which type of component uses up electricity to turn it into another kind of energy?
Load
Name 2 examples of a load
Light bulb, Speaker, Buzzer, Motor, Fan
What circuit has only one path for electricity to follow?
Series Parallel
Series
How does a switch work?
It connects the circuit together, and lets the electricity flow
Which load can convert electrical energy into mechanical energy?
Switch Light Motor Speaker
Motor
What kind of circuit do we have in our homes?
Series Parallel
Parallel
Which components resists the flow of electricity?
Resistor
Name 2 examples of an energy source
Battery, Outlet, Solar Panel, Generator, Windmill
What do we call a circuit with no loads, where the battery is connected only back to itself in a loop?
Short circuit