Conductors and Insulators

These are conductors of Electricity Except:

• Aluminum Nail

• Rubber Band

• Copper Penny

• Steel Fork

Which of the following items is a poor conductor and a good insulator?

• Silver

• Wood

• Tin

• Copper

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is a pathway that allows an electric current to flow freely?

• Closed Circuit

• Electricity

• Open Circuit

• Crazy Circuit

What is a material that prevents heat or an electric current from flowing?

• Insulator

• Thermal Energy

• Conductor

• Closed Circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What type of energy is used to bake a cake?

• Mechanical

• Light

• Thermal

• Solar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

For the bulb to light, the object the students place in the space between the two wires must be ___

• a conductor of electricity

• made of plastic or wood

• at room temperature

• an electrical insulator

This is an example of an __

• Closed Circuit

• Insulator

• Open Circuit

• Conductor

This electric circuit can be completed by:

• unscrewing the light bulb

• closing the switch

• cutting the wires

• reversing the battery

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A campfire is an example of which type of energy?

• Thermal Energy

• Electric Energy

• Sound Energy

• Mechanical Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the pathway through which an electric current flows?

• Electric Circuit

• Conductor

• Electricity

• Electric Current