Mechanisims Using Electricity

A swtich is a device the opens and closes a circuit

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In a circuit where batteries are connected in series, the negative terminal of one battery is hooked up to the positive terminal of another battery

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In a series circuit there is more than one pathway for electricity to travel

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In a short circuit, electricity take the easiest path possible

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In a circuit where two batteries are connected in series, the batteries will last twice as long as a circuit with just one battery

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In a circuit where two batteries car connected in series with a lamp, the lamp will shine much brighter than in a circuit with just one battery

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A circuit with two lamps and a double switch enables (allows) you to swtich one or the other lamp on, but not both at the same time.

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When setting up an alarm system in a house, you must set alarms at all the doors

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When making a circuit board, Sarah hooked up wires to point C and E, the lamp did not light up. Why might this be?

What are 5 functions of switcehs?