Electricity

Plastic coating on wires ...

• Is an insulator that will protect you from getting shocked.

• Is a conductor that will protect you from getting shocked.

• Is useful when coiling up the wire for storage.

• It keeps the metal wire from scratching anything.

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• closed circuit

• short circuit

A fifth grade class constructed this circuit.  Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?

• plastic straw

• cotton string

• aluminum foil

• rubber eraser

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-1

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-2

NGSS.4-PS3-2

This image represents what type of circuit?

• open

• closed

• series

• parallel

Will the light bulb in this circuit light and why/why not?

• yes, because it has two batteries

• no, because the switch is open

• yes, because it is in a circuit

• no, because the bulb is burned out

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open

• series

• parallel

• square

This is an example of a ______ circuit

• Series

• Parallel

• Open

• Dihexihedral

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training