Year 6 - Electricity, Circuits & Switches

An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.

• Conductor
• Insulator

This is the symbol for a _____?

• switch

• light

• battery

• wires

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of current
• the pathway that current flows
• to add more power to the circuit

Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?

• To make it look pretty

• To help electricity flow along the wire

• To make it safe

• To add more energy

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

• Because copper is shiny

• Because copper conducts electricity

• Because copper is not magnetic

• Because copper insulate electricity

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?

• Close the switch

• Add a power source and close the switch

• Add another lamp and close the switch

• Add another lamp and a switch

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

• An electrical conductor

• An electrical insulator

• An electrical source

• An electric appliance

What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

• An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not.

• A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.

• An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not.

• A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not.

Joe set up an electrical circuit to determine whether certain materials would conduct electricity. Which of these items would complete Joe's circuit?

• A metal pin

• A plastic bag

• A rubber ball

• A wooden block

Electrical current is a flow of

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Atoms