Electricity

Front

In an electrical wire, the copper core is a __________ and the two plastic covers are __________.

Back

conductor, insulators

Front

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

Back

turn on and off the flow of current

Front

Is the circuit pictured complete or incomplete?

Back

Incomplete

Front

Which of the following is an insulator?

an eraser

,

a wire

,

a penny

,

a metal spoon

Back

an eraser

Front

Which of the following is a conductor?

wood

,

rubber

,

metal

,

plastic

Back

metal

Front

Imagine you are creating a circuit. It works and the light bulb turns on. Then you add a piece of plastic to the circuit, and the light bulb does not turn on. We can infer that the plastic is

Back

an insulator

Front

If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is: open, closed

Back

closed

Front

Identify the conductor below: cloth rag, plastic bottle, gold ring

Back

gold ring

Front

Tasha tested several items to see if they could conduct electricity. What is the best claim she could make from her data?

Back

Wood is an insulator.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Front

What supplies the energy in an electric circuit? Options: light bulb, conductor, wire, battery

Back

battery

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3