Energy Assessment

Master circuit basics! Learn electric current, switches, and circuit types.

A path through which charged electrons can flow and be used to do work circuit switch Electric current The path that electricity can flow through is broken or incomplete and any device in the circuit will not work closed circuit open circuit series circuit A device that uses electrical energy in order to do work electrical device insulator switch This circuit has only one path for electricity to flow through; if one device breaks or is removed, the entire circuit stops working parallel circuit closed circuit series circuit This circuit has multiple paths for electricity to flow through; if one device breaks or is removed, the rest of the circuit keeps working series circuit parallel circuit open circuit A medium (material) that slows down or stops thermal or electrical energy as it passes through circuit conductor insulator A medium (material) that allows thermal or electrical energy to pass through it easily insulator conductor electrical device A measure of the quantity of charged particles flowing through a device electric current switch open circuit This device can control the flow of electricity in a circuit; it is used to turn electrical devices on and off switch electrical device circuit The path that electricity can flow through is complete with no gaps; any device in the circuit will be able to work series circuit open circuit closed circuit Where is magnetism the strongest? The middle The poles The north pole The south pole Thermal energy is also known as electrical energy heat energy magnetic energy Particles with _ charge will be attracted to each other. like opposite Particles with _ charge will repel eachother. like opposite A series circuit has _ path(s). one multiple A parallel circuit has _ path(s). one multiple If a switch is _, then the light bulb WILL NOT light up. open closed If a switch is _, then the light bulb WILL light up. open closed