Components in a simple circuit | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Televisions, mobile phones and washing machines are examples of electrical ______.
- 'appliances' ✓
What type of electricity does an appliance use if it is plugged into a socket on the wall?
- batteries
- mains electricity ✓
Match the appliance to its source of electricity.
- digital watch
  
  ⇔
  
  battery ✓
- computer monitor
  
  ⇔
  
  mains electricity ✓
Which of the following activities can be completed using electricity?
- lighting a room ✓
- rolling out pastry
- playing a computer game ✓
- playing football
Select the most accurate ending for the following sentence. Appliances are devices or pieces of equipment designed …
- to wash clothes.
- to perform a specific task. ✓
- to be used in a building.
- to be used in the kitchen.
Which of the following do scientists and engineers consider when choosing materials for electrical appliances?
- the colour of the material
- the smell of the material
- the properties of the material ✓

A simple electrical circuit has to have a source of ______, such as a battery.
- 'electricity' ✓
Electricity and circuits are just about everywhere. What are the basic elements of an electrical circuit called?
- mini–appliances
- controllers
- components ✓
In a circuit, what does the electricity flow through between the components?
- buzzers
- cells
- wires ✓
- motors
Which of the following electrical components is shown?
- bulb
- buzzer ✓
- motor
- battery
Which of the following electrical components is shown?
- bulb ✓
- wire
- motor
- battery
Which of the following electrical components is shown?
- buzzer
- battery
- bulb
- motor ✓

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Electricity and circuits are just about everywhere and a part of most of our daily lives.
The basic elements of an electrical circuit are called components.
A simple electrical circuit has to have an electrical source, such as a battery.
A simple electrical circuit has to have wires for the electricity to flow through.
A simple electrical circuit has to have a device, such as a bulb, buzzer or motor, that requires electricity to work.

Some words have different meanings in day-to-day life compared to their meaning in science (cell, battery and circuit).

Teachings slides will discuss confusion with words circuit, cell and battery.

Electrical - An object that is electrical needs electricity to make it work.
Circuit - An electrical circuit is a closed loop or path that electricity can flow through to make a component work.
Component - A component is a part in a circuit.
Identify - To identify an object is to be able to name it correctly.
Device - In a circuit, a device is a component that needs electricity for a particular purpose.