Conductor or Insulator?
Was the steel paper clip a conductor or an insulator?
Is a battery an energy source or a reciever? How do you know?
Energy Source, electrons flow out of it and make it an energy source.
Fill in the blank: A circuit is a pathway for the flow of _______________________.
Electricity
What type of circuit only has ONE path for electricity to flow?
Series Circuit
If a light is on in a room, is the circuit opened or closed? How do you know?
The circuit is closed because only metal can conduct electricity which means metal is touching metal, lighting the bulb.
Insulator, plastic does NOT conduct electricity.
Is a light bulb an energy source or reciever? How do you know?
Fill in the blank: The energy needs a way into the bulb and a ___________________ way out.
Different
What type of circuit has more than one path for electricity to flow?
Parallel Circuit
What is the type of electricity called that makes your hair stand up?
Static Electricity
Was the brass ring a conductor or an insulator?
Conductor, it is metal!
Is a motor an energy source or reciever? How do you know?
Energy reciever because a motor cannot start turning or running on its own
What do we call the different parts of a circuit like the battery, wires, bulb, and motor?
Components
What happens to the light in the light bulbs when they are in a series circuit? Why?
They barely light because they are sharing the same energy source?
True or False: A battery holder is a component of a circuit.
False, you do not need a battery holder to make a circuit work
Was the river rock a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Is a wall outlet an energy source or reciever? How do you know?
A wall outlet is an energy source because it gives electricity/energy to whatever plugs into it.
Fill in the blanks: If one of the components is removed or disconnected, this is now a _____________ circuit, which means electricity ___________________ flow.
What happens to the light in the light bulbs in a parallel circuit? Why?
They shine brighter because there are two paths for the electricity to flow
Does the energy come from the positive or negative side of the battery? Why?
Negative, because electrons flow out of it.
Was the black rock a conductor or an insulator?
Conductor, there were small metal pieces in the rock
Is a nightlight plugged into an outlet and energy source or reciever? How do you know?
Energy reciever because it is getting the energy from the wall outlet and without being plugged in, the nightlight wouldn't light.
Fill in the blanks: If all of the components are connected, this is a _____________ circuit, which means electricity ___________________ flow.
In a parallel circuit, if one light bulb is broken, will the other one light? Why or Why not?
Yes, the other bulb will light because in a parallel circuit, there is more than one path for the electricity to flow
What is the part of a lightbulb that gets hot and produces light called?
Filament