Vocabulary
A material through which an electric charge moves with difficulty. Ex. Plastic, rubber, glass, dry wood.
What is an Insulator
A light bulb changes electrical energy into what 2 types of energy?
What is Light and heat energy
These three parts are needed in EVERY circuit?
What is a wire, an energy source (battery), and a switch.
A circuit that is NOT complete is called a?
What is an open circuit
What is the effect when a light in a parallel circuit is not working?
What is Nothing, all other lights stay on.
A material through which an electric charge can move easily. (ex. Copper, gold, and silver)
What is a conductor
A toaster turns electrical energy into what type of energy?
What is Heat Energy.
The job of this optional part of a circuit makes the circuit go from open to close.
What is a switch.
When there are no gaps or spaces in a circuit it is described as being what kind of circuit?
What is a closed circuit
What happens when a switch goes from being closed to open?
What is the energy stops flowing (the object turns off).
An electric charge that flows in a loop is called
What is an Electric Circuit
A TV turns electrical energy into what 2 kinds of energy?
What is Light and sound energy
This part of a circuit conducts the current.
What is the wire.
A circuit with one single, sequential path is called what kind of circuit?
What is a series circuit
What happens in a series circuit when one light goes out
What is they all go out
An electric charge can flow in only one circular path in this type of circuit.
What is a series circuit
An Oven turns electrical energy into what type of energy?
What is heat energy
This part of the circuit can open or close a circuit.
What is the switch.
A circuit with two or more paths is called what kind of circuit?
What is a parallel circuit
What happens to the light bulbs when you start with 2 batteries and take one away?
What is the light bulbs get dimmer.
This part of the circuit is responsible for pushing the electric current through the circuit and providing the electric current.
What is the energy source or battery.
What happens in a series circuit when one light in the circuit is missing or broken?
What is none of the other lights will work (when one goes out they all go out).
What happens when a light bulb is inserted to complete a circuit?(hint:The light bulb changes _______ energy into _____ and _____ energy.
What is The light bulb changes electrical energy into light and heat energy.