Electricity 1
Materials that allow electricity to move through it easily
Conductor
Materials that do not allow electricity to move through them easily
Insulator
What is the purpose of a switch
To switch the circuit from open to closed
The flow of electrons is called
Current
Plastic, glass, and rubber are good examples of
Insulators
what are the main components in electric circuit
battery, wire, bulb, switch
This circuit has one pathway
Series
Copper, silver, water, and even the human body are examples of
conductors
In this circuit, if one lightbulb goes out, the others will too
Series
What is the difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit
Closed - electrons can flow and circuit is working
Open - electrons cannot flow and circuit is not working
Parallel
a load in an electric circuit
bulb
In a series circuit, what will happen to the brightness of the lightbulbs if another lightbulb is added?
They will get dimmer
In series circuit, what will happen to the brightness of bulbs if one of lightbulbs was removed?
They will become brighter
What happens when there are more light bulbs in a circuit?
It gets more dimmer
A circuit with a gap preventing electricity from flowing
open circuit
In a complete circuit, what happens to the light bulb when the switch is opened?
The bulb goes off.
In a complete circuit, what happens to the light bulb when the switch is opened?
The bulb goes off.
a power source in a circuit
battery
If one component fails or becomes disconnected, the entire circuit breaks.
Series Circuit