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Standard 5.0 Physics

Topic C. Electricity and Magnetism

Indicator 2. Investigate and provide evidence that electricity requires a closed loop in order to produce measurable effects.

Objective b. Investigate and describe (orally or with diagrams) how to light a light bulb or sound a buzzer given a battery, wires, and light bulb or buzzer.

Selected Response Item

The diagram below shows a circuit made of a light bulb, a battery, and a wire.

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Which statement best describes this circuit?

  1. The circuit is closed because the battery is connected to two wires.
  2. The circuit is closed because wires connect the light bulb to the battery.
  3. The circuit is open because a wire is not correctly connected to the light bulb.
  4. The circuit is open because there are not enough wires to connect all the parts.
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Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item

The diagram below shows an incomplete circuit.

Which action, using Wire Z, completes the circuit so the buzzer will sound?

  1. Connect 1 to the positive end of battery; connect 2 to the bottom of the buzzer.
  2. Connect 1 to the negative end of battery; connect 2 to the bottom of the buzzer.
  3. Connect 1 to the positive end of battery; connect 2 to the negative end of battery.
  4. Connect 1 to the top of the buzzer; connect 2 to the bottom of the buzzer.
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Correct Answer:
B
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