| Term | Definition |
|---|
| electric circuit | a pathway for an electric current |
| voltage | the measurment of stored energy in a battery |
| conductor | a substance that carries electricity well. ex: metals, water, and copper |
| insulator | a substance that does not carry electricity well. ex: rubber, air, wood, and plastic |
| closed circuit | a complete circuit |
| open circuit | an insulator is blocking a path |
| switch | a moveable section of a circuit that can open or close a circuit |
| series circuit | a single pathway for electricity to travel |
| disconnect wires, remove a lightbulb, or a lightbulb burns out | 3 ways to open a series circuit |
| it dimms | what happens when the voltage of a battery is divided among many |
| parrallel circuit | an electric circuit that can follow to or more different paths |
| Christmas lights, and House lights | 2 examples of parrallel circuits |
| circuit breaker | responds to an overload of elctricty by fliping a switch to open a cicuit (they can be used over and over) |
| fuse | has a thin metal strip that melts when overloaded, and breaks the circuit and must be replaced |
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