Circuits
A closed path that allows electricity to flow.
What is an electric circuit?
Two ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest.
What are the poles?
A material thats allows electricity to flow easily.
What is a conductor?
A material that does not allow electricity to flow easily.
What is an insulator?
The part of the circuit that provides electrical energy.
What is a battery?
The force that causes magnets to attract or repel each other.
What is magnetism?
A common metal used in wires because it conducts electricity well.
What is copper?
A common insulator used to cover electrical wires.
What is plastic?
A device used to open or close a circuit.
What is a switch?
The part of the Earth that acts like a giant magnet.
What is the Earth's magnetic field?
The movement of electric charge through a conductor.
What is electric current?
A material that helps keep you safe from electric shock.
What is rubber?
A circuit in which electricity has only one path to follow.
What is a series circuit?
When two magnets push away from each other.
What is repulsion?
A type of material that does not allow electricity to flow easily.
What is an insulator?
The reason insulators are used around electrical wires.
What is to prevent electric current from escaping?
A break in a circuit that stops the flow of electricity.
What is an open ciruit?
A material that is attracted to magnets, such as iron
What is magnetic material?
An example of a conductor used in everyday electronics.
What is a metal?
A material that is not an insulator.
What is metal?