Circuits Vocabulary Quiz

Circuit

• A substance

• A device

• The path in which an electric current flows

• A unit of measurement

Current

• The rate at which electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit

• A unit

• A closed circuit

• A device

Insulator

• The energy

• A substance, device, or material that does not allow the transfer of heat or electricity

• A closed circuit

• A open circuit

Conductor

• The part of a circuit

• A device

• energy

• A device or material that transfers heat or electricity

Open Circuit

• A circuit that is incomplete and where current does flow

• The part of a circuit

• energy

• A circuit that is complete and where current flows

Closed Circuit

• A circuit that is complete and where current flows

• A circuit that is incomplete and where current does flow

• The part of a circuit

• Voltage

Parallel Circuit

• A device

• energy

• A closed circuit that follows two or more paths

• A closed circuit that follows one path

Series Circuit

• voltage

• A closed circuit that follows two or more paths

• A closed circuit that follows one path

• energy

Load

• The part of the circuit that consumes electricity

• voltage

• energy

• A unit of measurement of an electric current

Amp

• The part of the circuit that consumes electricity

• voltage

• energy

• A unit of measurement of an electric current