Electric Circuits Cloze

Fill in the blanks with words from the box. Name:

battery circuit closed conductors

current fuse heat open
resistors short switch voltage

An electric _________________ is a flow of

electricity though a material. Materials that allow
electricity to flow through them are called
_________________. An electric
_________________ is a path though which electric
currents flow. In order to start the current flowing, a
circuit needs a _________________ source such as a
_________________.
Light bulbs convert electrical
energy into light.

Many circuits have a _________________, which is a device to open and close the
circuit. When the circuit is _________________, the electric current does not flow
When the circuit is _________________, current does flow.

Circuits also have _________________, which are objects that resist the flow of
electricity. Resistors can be used to transform electrical energy into other forms of
energy such as _________________ or light. A light bulb is a resistor that
transforms electrical energy into light energy.

Without resistors, electricity can travel too quickly through a circuit damaging the
parts of the circuit. When this happens its called a _________________ circuit. A
_________________ is a safety device that prevents short circuits by breaking the
circuit when too much current is traveling through it.
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Across

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2 A safety device that break a
circuit when too much current
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is flowing.
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6 The unit that current is
measured in (for short).
10 11 9 A material that doesn't
conduct electricity well.

12 13
11 A material that conducts
electricity will.
12 The flow of electrons through a
14 15
material is called electric
___________.
16 14 An electric discharge from the
sky to the ground during a
storm.
17 18
16 A voltage supply used in
flashlights and many toys.
17 The charge on a proton.
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19 A device that will open or close
a circuit.

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1 Kind of electricity resulting from a build up of charged particles.
3 A type of circuit where current by passes most resistance and large, dangerous currents
flow.
4 A switch that open a circuit when too much current is flowing.
5 A device that resists the flow of electricity in a circuit.
7 A path through which electric current flows.
8 Electricity is the movement of ___________ through a conductor.
10 A circuit with more than one path through which electrons can
flow.
13 The charge on an electron.
15 A circuit with only one path through which electrons flow.
18 The unit that resistance is measured in.