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  • This circuit has more than one path. When one light goes out, the others stay on.

What is a parallel circuit

100

This device opens and closes an electric circuit

What is a switch?

100
  • Why is electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

What is to make it safe

100
What are two other types of circuits besides a simple circuit?
What are seris and parallel?
100

power source

What is a battery?

200
When using a battery as the power source, what side do the electrons come from?
What is the negative terminal?
200

Does the circuit need to be open or closed for electrons to flow?

What is closed?

200
A material that electricity can easily flow through
What is a conductor?
200
This circuit can light two or more bulbs in sequence
What is a series circuit?
200

the two ends of a magnet are called

What are poles?

300
  • When you flip a light switch on and off you are closing and opening a circuit.

What is true

300
The circuit is open when the switch is in this position
What is the "off" position?
300
  • What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

What is series circuit 

300
This circuit can take different routes to light a bulb
What is a parallel circuit?
300

A device that uses electricity

What is a load?

400
  • What is a switch's function in a circuit?

What is turn on and off the flow of current

400
The circuit is closed when the switch is in this position
What is the "on" position?
400
  • What will happen when these magnets that have the same pole are brought close together?

What is repel

400
This circuit will not light up the other bulbs if one is out of place or goes out
What is a series circuit?
400
  • If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens?

What is the bulb doesn't light

500
  • Which best describes a simple series circuit?

What is Electricity flows along one pathway.       

500
  • The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________

What is, close together

500
  • What is an electrical circuit?

What is a closed path where  electricity flows

500
  • What is the space around a magnet where the force is?

What is magnetic field

500
  • Magnetism is a type of ____________

What is a force