This type of circuit has all of its parts connected, which allows electricity to flow through it.
What is a complete circuit.
100
This allows you to control when electricity will flow or not flow (on or off)
What is a switch
100
Electricity is a form of ______________
What is energy.
100
What is a conductor? And what material are all conductors?
What is an object that allows electricity to flow through. All conductors are some type of metal.
100
Identify two things in the classroom that use electricity.
What is the lights, the computers, the remote controls, the television...
200
This type of circuit has a part not connected or a switch that is turned off, making electricity unable to flow through it.
What is an incomplete circuit.
200
When you press the button on a computer to turn it on and off, the button is an example of a .....
What is a switch.
200
A light bulb changes electrical energy into ____ and ____. (Hint: what 2 things do light bulbs give off?)
What is light and heat energy.
200
What is an insulator? Give an example.
What is an object that does NOT allow electricity to pass through. Examples: crayons, markers, a flower, a pillow, markers...
300
How many pathways does a parallel circuit have?
What is at least two.
300
What is a motor?
What is something used to turn on and power up an object, like a fan.
300
This converts (changes) electrical energy (electricity from a plug) into motion (movement).
What is an electric fan.
300
An electromagnet can be made stronger by doing what?
What is increasing the number of loops of a wire.
300
What are 3 parts of a flashlight?
What is the lense, the batteries, the spring, the switch, the bulb...
400
In a ______ circuit, if you remove one light bulb, the other light bulb goes out.
What is a series circuit.
400
What is a Fahnstock clip?
What is the clip that holds wires down, used especially to make a complete circuit.
400
When there is a glass of water on a hot plate (which is plugged into a wall), what type of energy transfer happens? (It starts by being plugged into the wall and ends up warming the water.)
What is electrical to heat
400
As soon as the wire is wrapped around the metal nail or bar, what should I do next to make the electromagnet?
What is send a current through the wire using a battery.
400
If you add a light bulb to a series circuit, all of the other light bulbs with get ____________
What is dimmer.
500
In a _________ circuit, if you remove one light bulb, the other light bulb will stay on.
What is a parallel circuit.
500
What materials are used to make an electromagnet?
What is a battery, a wire, a metal nail and paper clips.
500
If you have a complete circuit (with a light bulb in it) and you and another battery, what will happen to the light bulb?