Fact 1: Powering an electrical device with a battery requires a path for electricity to flow through a closed circuit.

Fact 2: Snow is actually electrical noise that is generated by the TV receiver and other electrical devices.

Given the two facts above, answer the question "powering a TV receiver with battery requires a path for electricity to flow through what" with the following options: 
- closed circuit
 - hydrogen and oxygen
 - water
 - open circuit
 - dormant state
 - outlet
 - satellites
 - an object


 

 closed circuit        