5th Grade: Electricity & Magnetism

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What is an electric circuit with only one path for current called?

Back

A series circuit.

Front

In a series circuit, how are the parts connected?

Back

The parts are connected so that electric current passes through each part, one after another, along a single pathway.

Front

What happens to unlike charges?

Back

Unlike charges attract each other.

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What is the property of matter that causes two like charges to repel each other?

Back

Electric charge.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What is a conductor?

Back

Any type of object through which an electric current can flow.

Front

What is the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit?

Back

A series circuit has only one path for current, while a parallel circuit has multiple paths.

Front

What is the role of a battery in an electric circuit?

Back

A battery provides the electrical energy needed to push the current through the circuit.

Front

What is the unit of electric current?

Back

Ampere (A).

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What is the effect of adding more resistors in a series circuit?

Back

Adding more resistors increases the total resistance and decreases the current.

Front

What is a magnet?

Back

An object that produces a magnetic field and can attract or repel other magnets.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5