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Parallel and Series
100
What is an insulator?
An insulator is an object that does not allow electricity to travel through it.
100

What is a circuit?

An electrical circuit is the complete loop through which an electrical current flows. 

100

What supplies energy in an electrical circuit?

a cell or battery

100

What is a parallel circuit?

a circuit in which the electric current passes through two or more branches or connected parts at the same time before it combines again

200
What is a conductor?
A conductor is an object that allows electricity to pass through it.
200

What is current?

The steady flow of electrons through a circuit.

200

How many things must be controlled in a fair test?

One

200

What is a series circuit?

a circuit in which the electric current passes through each of the connected parts in turn

300
Why is it important that wires in your wall are covered in plastic?
The plastic is an insulator that prevents you from making direct contact with the electricity in the wire.
300

What is voltage?

The unit used to measure electrical energy stored in a power source

300

What happens to the flow of electrons as you increase the resistance in a circuit?

It slows down

300

In a series circuit how are the components of the circuit arranged?

In a line

400
Name three objects that conduct electricity.
penny, quater, wire, popcan, spoon, fork, knife
400

What is resistance?

Slowing down the flow of electric current by trying to push it through the various components in a circuit.

400

List three things that increase resistance in a circuit.

Lightbulbs, motors, the length of a wire, buzzers, etc.

400

In a parallel circuit how are the components of the circuit arranged?

Parallel to each other
500
Name three insulators.
wood, rubber, most plastics,
500

What is the difference between a cell and a battery?

A cell is a single unit. A battery is a group of cells.

500

What happens to the brightness of a lightbulb as you increase the voltage of the power source?

It gets brighter.

500

What happens in a parallel circuit if one component breaks down?

The other components can keep running