Basic Concepts of Electricity

What is the flow of electricity through wires called?

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Battery

• Insulators

What is a path that an electric current follows?

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Battery

• Insulators

What supplies energy to move electricity through a current?

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Battery

• Insulators

What are materials that electrical current cannot pass through?

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Battery

• Insulators

What are materials that electrical current can easily pass through?

• Electric Current

• Circuit

• Battery

• Conductors

What are examples of good conductors?

• Silver and Copper

• Glass and Rubber

• Plastic and Wood

• Iron and Steel

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What are examples of insulators?

• Silver and Copper

• Glass and Rubber

• Plastic and Wood

• Iron and Steel

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What is an open circuit?

• Circuit is incomplete and charges can’t flow through it

• Circuit is complete and there is no break in the path

• Circuit allows partial flow of charges

• Circuit is overloaded

What is a closed circuit?

• Circuit is incomplete and charges can’t flow through it

• Circuit is complete and there is no break in the path

• Circuit allows partial flow of charges

• Circuit is overloaded

What are schematics?

• Special circuit diagrams to identify components in an electric circuit

• A type of battery

• A type of conductor

• A type of insulator