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A Light bulb lights in a complete circuit because then the electricity from the battery can travel round the wire that has no breaks. BUT the switch has to be close.
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Why does the light bulb light when the needle touches a paper clip?
A circuit is complete
What part of a circuit is the light bulb?
It has components that are arranged end to end in order to produce light.
how to use circuit in sentence?
to complete the circuit you have to add 1 light bulb.
What could it be if a bulb does not light up in a complete circuit?
it will not shine
A complete what is needed to make a bulb light up?
circuit
What happens to a bulb when you move it to the battery on a circuit?
It doesn't matter where the bulb is in respect to the battery, as long as the circuit is complete, the bulb will light up.
3 things in a complete circuit?
battery, wire, and light bulb
A complete circuit is made of three things?
If you are talking about the light circuit then : The Battery, The bulb and the wire.
Why the bulb is not lighting when one wire or terminal is not connected?
When one wire or terminal is not connected to a light bulb, it is not possible for electricity to complete the circuit. When a circuit is not completed, the bulb will not light. An off switch, for example, breaks the circuit.
Why doesn't a bulb light up when it is fused?
Either the bulb gets blown itself or the tungsten wire melts and opens the circuit, causing the light bulb to fuse.
How does circuit stop flowing when light bulb switch is off?
The simplist answers is that electricity needs to complete a circuit fully. It stops flowing because there is no complete circuit. The switch is a device for opening and closing the circuit. When the switch is in the off position the circuit is said to be open and electricity cannot flow.
Is circuit part of a light bulb?
A light bulb can be part of a circuit.
