Vocab 1

Question 1

An electrical device that shows the flow of charge in a circuit

Answer 1

Resistor

Question 2

An unintended and undesired path connecting one part of a circuit with another

Answer 2

Short circuit

Question 3

A circuit in which current follows a single path. Each device that is wired in a series circuit shares a path to and from the voltage source

Answer 3

Series circuit

Question 4

A circuit in which current follows more than one path. Each device that is wired in a parallel circuit has its own path to and from the voltage source

Answer 4

Parallel circuit

Question 5

A closed path through which charge can flow

Answer 5

Circuit