Electronics Basics: Meet the Circuit Parts

Find the source, wires, switch and lamp in a picture.

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A cell is a small electrical energy source. Wires join the parts. A switch can make or break the path, and a lamp can give out light. Point to these parts in the drawing; use pictures only. Use pictures only. Never use wall outlets or put batteries in your mouth.

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The picture labeled A has a gap at its switch. Picture B has a closed switch and a complete path through the lamp. The cell and lamp are assumed suitable and working.

Circuit A has an open switch and an unlit lamp. Circuit B has a closed switch and a lit lamp. Each drawing contains a suitable working cell, wires, a switch and a lamp.

Would you believe it?

LEDs make light without heating a wire filament until it glows. Their light comes from a semiconductor, a different method from an incandescent lamp.

Department of Energy: lighting technologies

Question 1 Which part is the energy source in the picture? The cell The wire label The switch

Question 2 Which part can give out light? The switch The title The lamp

Question 3 Which part opens and closes the path? The paper The switch The cell label

Question 4 What joins the parts? Wires The spaces between words The page number

Question 5 What do we use for this activity? Wall outlets Loose batteries in the mouth Pictures only

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