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Electric Circuits Grade 4
Electric Circuits Grade 4
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4th grade electric circuits
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What is an open circuit?
Anelectric circuit that only has ONEclosed path.
A circuit with gaps in it where electricity can NOT flow
A material thatallows an electrical current to pass.
A material that will NOT allow an electrical currentto pass.
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A filament is which part of the light bulb?
The screw cap at the bottom
The wire that supports the other wires
The glass part
The coiled wire that heats and glows.
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What is a parallel circuit?
Accidental contact between 2 points in electric circuit
An electric circuit that has more than one closed path
An electric circuit that ONLY has one closed path.
Flow of electrical charge through the walls
4
What is a series circuit?
An electric circuit that only has ONE closed path.
A diagram with symbols that helps you create a circuit.
A material that allows an electrical current to pass.
A material that will NOT allow electrical current to pass.
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What is a short circuit?
Accidental contact between two points in circuit
flow of electrical charge
A unit used to measure the electric potential of abattery
A complete electrical circuit
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Which item is a conductor?
rubber band
plastic cup
steel paper clip
wooden golf tee
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Electricity is the:
flow of electric charges
brightness of a bulb
Air pressure in a wire
only source of power in our world
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What is a closed circuit?
A complete electrical circuit around which current flows
A circuit with gaps where electricity can not flow
A drawing with symbols, showing parts of an electric circuit
A substance that acts as a conductor and insulator.
9
This unit measures the electric potential of a battery:
ampere
volt
calorie
pound
10
Why do we have to connect the silver part of our wire to the Fahnestock clips?
Because the black part is burnt wire
Silver is the prettiest part
Because the black part would get too hot
Because the silver part is the conductor
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What is a hypothesis?
A prediction about how something works.
Another name for a switch
Another name for Ben Franklin
A way to test circuits
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What is an insulator?
A system that connects electrical devices so that they work.
Object that holds the wires in place
A material that allows an electrical current to pass.
A material that will NOT allow an electric current to pass
13
What did Thomas Edison invent?
soccer
the iPhone
the lightning rod
the lightbulb
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What is a Fahnestock clip?
the object that holds the battery
the object that holds the lightbulb
the object that holds wires in place
the fancy name for the wires
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What is a filament?
A glass bulb that provides light
A prediction about how something works
A material that allows an electrical current to pass.
A coiled wire in a light bulb that heats and glows.
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What is a switch?
Device to turn electrical current in circuit on or off
A metal strand to connect electrical devices incircuit
A coiled wire in a light bulb that heats and glows.
Object that holds the wires in place
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What does it mean to troubleshoot?
Replace your entire circuit with all new materials
A way to find out what is wrong
Realize you are in trouble and throw your battery away
Shoot your bulb into the trash because its burnt out
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What device gives the power to our electric circuit?
the battery
the Fahnestock clip
the wire
the bulb
