Parts of a Circuit
Conductors
Insulators
Closed or open
100
What are the 3 parts of a basic circuit?
A battery, wires, and a light bulb
100
What is a conductor?
A material that electricity can flow through easily
100
What is an insulator?
A material that electricity cannot flow through easily
100
Closed
200
What is a switch?
Something that opens and closes a circuit.
200
List 3 examples of a conductor
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200
List 3 examples of an insulator
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200
Open
300
I have a circuit with 2 batteries and 2 bulbs, what will happen if I add 2 more bulbs?
The lights will become dimmer
300
Give an example of another place we see conductors and how they are similar to electrical conductors
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300
Explain why mittens are made they way they are
Mittens are made out of cotton, an insulator, which does not allow the heat to pass through them easily
300
Closed
400
I have 1 battery and 1 light. The light is bright. What will happen if I add another battery? Why?
It will become brighter. There is more electricity.
400
Explain what would happen if you were swimming in a lake and lightning struck the water.
You would get electrocuted!
400
Explain what would happen if a block of wood was left out in the rain
The wood would let more electricity pass through it
400
Open