Series And Parallel Resistors worksheets
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What is a Series Circuit?
A circuit with more than one path way for current to flow
A circuit with one path way with one switch.
An electric circuit with a single path for current to flow.
Two circuits with one path way for current to flow
What is a closed circuit?
A pathway that allows one circuit to flow
A pathway that does not allow an electric current to flow.
A Parallel circuit.
A pathway that allows an electric current to flow freely - light is on!
What is an open circuit?
A parallel circuit
A pathway that prevents electric current from flowing freely or stops the flow - light is off!
A series circuit
A pathway that allows electric current from flowing freely or stops the flow - light is off!
What is an Electric Current
The pathway through which electric current (electron) flows.
A Parallel Current
A series current
The pathway through which electric current (electron) flows.
What is a Conductor?
A Parallel circuit
A material that allows heat and electricity to flow through it
The pathway through which electric current (electron) flows.
A series current
What is an Insulator?
A material that allows heat and electricity to flow through it
The pathway through which electric current (electron) flows.
A pathway that prevents electric current from flowing freely or stops the flow - light is off!
A material that stops heat and electric current from flowing
What is an example of an Insulator?
Copper wire
Glass
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
Water
What is an example of a Conductor?
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
Wood
Plastic
Paperclip, penny, pencil lead
What is Voltage?
The energy available to move charges through a circuit
A material that allows heat and electricity to flow through it
A material that stops heat and electric current from flowing
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
What is Current?
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
The flow of electrons in a circuit
A material that stops heat and electric current from flowing
Paperclip, penny, pencil lead
What is a Battery?
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
The energy available to move charges through a circuit
The flow of electrons in a circuit
The device that provides electrical energy
What is a Light Bulb in a circuit?
The energy available to move charges through a circuit
The device that provides electrical energy
Rubber, styrofoam, cotton
One of the parts of a circuit, when it is in a closed circuit it is lit
What is a wire in a circuit?
One of the parts of a circuit that carries electrons from place to place
The device that provides electrical energy
The energy available to move charges through a circuit
One of the parts of a circuit, when it is in a closed circuit it is lit
What is a Switch in a circuit?
One of the parts of a circuit that carries electrons from place to place
One of the parts of a circuit that carries electrons from place to place
The device that provides electrical energy
The device that opens and closes a circuit
What is Parallel Circuit?
A wire that has a battery and a switch.
A circuit that contains more than one path for current flow.
A circuit that contians one path for current flow
A circuit with a switch
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