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circuits
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A circuit that electric current cannot flow through | open circuit |
| An object that opens or closes a circuit | switch |
| A circuit with only one path for electrons to flow | series circuit |
| a circuit with more than one path for electrons to follow | parallel circuit |
| the steady flow of electrons, usually in a wire | electric circuit |
| a circuit that electric current flows through | closed circuit |
| Opposite charges ______, like charges _____ | attract, repel |
| Atoms can gain or lose ______ when they ______ against each other; this causes them to become ________. | electrons, rub, charged |
| Electrons 'jump' from _______ to ______ charged objects (________ electricity) | negatively, positively, static |
| Batteries produce an ________ current from a ________. | electric, chemical |
| energy | ability to do work |
| conductor | material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through easily |
| flow | passage of electrons in a closed circuit |
| material that does not let heat or electricity pass through easily | insulator |
| translucent | permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons,objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen |
| opaque | not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through |