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11 True/False questions

Term Definition 1 of 11

Circuit a path containing mobile charges

True

False

Term Definition 2 of 11

Electron a negatively charged particle that

moves around the positively charged
center of an atom

- In a metal, current is the flow of it.

True

False

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Term Definition 3 of 11

Current the flow of electrical charge

- In a metals, it is the flow of negatively

charged particles (electrons).

- In a battery, your body, or other wet

places, it is the flow of both positive
and negative charges.

- When it flows through a closed

circuit, charges flow in a complete loop
through the wire and battery.

Note: By convention, it is shown

flowing from the positive terminal of a
battery to the negative terminal. In a
wire, it is the flow of electrons from the
negative terminal to the positive
terminal. The convention was
established before the discovery of the
electron.

True

False

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Term Definition 4 of 11

Fuse a safety device that melts when current

is too high, breaking a circuit

True

False

Term Definition 5 of 11

Insulator a material that contains easily

moveable charges

True

False

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Term Definition 6 of 11

Open circuit a circuit that has a break that prevents

the flow of current

True

False

Term Definition 7 of 11

Short circuit an unwanted electrical connection with

very low resistance to current

- These types of electrical connections

can produce high levels of current and
dangerously high temperatures.

True

False

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Term Definition 8 of 11

Closed circuit a circuit that has a complete path for

charge to flow

True

False

Term Definition 9 of 11

Conductor a material that contains easily

moveable charges

True

False

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Term Definition 10 of 11

Series circuit a circuit where moving charges can

only follow a single path

True

False

Term Definition 11 of 11

Parallel circuit a circuit that contains two or more

branches

True

False

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