Question | Answer |
What is the ability to do work? | energy |
What kind of electricity is created when electrons do not flow but still create a charge? | static |
What is the thin wire in a bulb that changes ELECTRICAL energy into LIGHT energy. | filament |
What kind of circuit gives electricity more than one path to flow through? | parallel |
What kind of circuit gives electricity only one path to flow through? | series |
In batteries, the condition of having positive and negative ends which must be aligned correctly for the batteries to be in series or parallel is called_____ | polarity |
Material that allows electricity to flow through it easily is called a good ____ | conductor |
What is an example of a good conductor? | metal, paper clip, copper wire, steel nail |
What type of charge do protons have? | positive |
What do you call a diagram that shows how something is put together? For example, a wiring diagram. | schematic |
Name three reasons why electricians use wiring diagrams. | faster to draw symbols, common language for all electricians, easier to read |
Material that does NOT allow electricity to flow through it easily is called ______ or ______. | insulator, nonconductor |
Is it easier to find a burned out bulb in a SERIES circuit or a PARALLEL circuit. | parallel circuit |
The circuits in our house are connected in ____. | parallel |
When you connect batteries in series, it is important to make sure all BATTERIES are facing the _______. | same direction |
If LIGHT BULBS are connected in a SERIES, do they have to face the same direction? | No |
If you add more light bulbs to a series circuit, the lights get _____________. | dimmer |
When you use an electric stove, electrical energy changes to ___________ energy. | heat |
What are the points that must be connected on a bulb and a battery to complete a circuit? | terminals |
What creates an electrical current by a chemical reaction? | dry cell |
What is the name of the energy created when electrons move. | electricity |
Electricity flows through a path called a _____. | circuit |
What opens and closes a circuit? | switch |
What are some possible reasons for a properly connected to circuit to not light up? | battery is out of energy, bulb is broken |