Conductors and Insulators
Components of a Circuit
Series and Parallel Circuits
Complete Circuits
Review
100
What is an insulator?
An object made from a material that does not allow electric currents to flow through it.
100
What is the purpose of the switch in a circuit?
It creates an open and closed circuit.
100
Which type of circuit has more than one path that electrical currents flow through?
Parallel Circuits
100
If you have a closed circuit, what will make it an open circuit?
Turn the switch off.
Insert an insulator in the switch.
100
What part of the circuit moves electricity around the circuit?
Part #4
200
What are objects such as paperclips and metal nails that complete a circuit called?
Conductors
200
This is a picture of a....
Battery
200
What happens in a series circuit if one lightbulb go out?
All of the lightbulbs will go out.
200
Is the circuit an open or closed circuit?
The circuit is an open circuit.
200
Which two parts of the lightbulb should wires touch for the bulb to glow?
The metal tip and the metal threaded base
300
Tell if the object listed is a conductor or an insulator.
COTTON
Insulator
300
Which component carries electric currents throughout the circuit?
The wire
300
When I looked on my Christmas tree, I noticed that one bulb on a string of lights was out but the other lights remained lit. Explain why this happened.
The string of lights are a parallel circuit.
300
Is the circuit open or closed?
Open
300
Which side of the battery is energy pushed out first?
The negative side.
400
What would happen if the paperclip was replaced with a tennis ball?
The lightbulb would not light up.
400
What does this symbol represent?
Switch
400
Are the lights in both classrooms on a series or parallel circuit?
Parallel Circuit
400
Is the circuit an open or closed circuit?
The circuit is a closed circuit.
400
Which circuits will light the bulb?
3 and 4
500
Identify the two conductors.
PAPER, ROCK, WATER, TIRE, PLASTIC, HUMANS, SHIRT, FOOTBALL
Water and Humans
500
List all of the components in this circuit with the amount?
2 lightbulbs, 1 D-cell, 3 wires
500
Which circuit is a parallel circuit?
4
500
Which type of circuit will turn a light on?
A closed circuit will turn a light on.
500
If you do not have a switch, what can you use in replace of it?
You could use a conductor in place of a switch.