Science - Electricity

Which form of electric discharge appears in nature?

• rain
• ocean currents
• lightning
• volcanoes

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Which type of electricity moves along a

pathway to turn on a light?

• Lightning energy

• Current electricity

• Turbine electricity

• Static electricity

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What is the definition of a conductor?

• Stops the flow of electricity.

• Allows electricity to flow.

What is the definition of an insulator?

• Allows the flow of electricity.

• Stops the flow of electricity.

Which of the following items could not be used to create a closed circuit? 

• battery, light bulb 
• battery, wires, buzzer
• battery, light bulb, wires 
• battery, light bulb, buzzer, wire

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

• Rubber

• Metal

• Newspaper

• Glass

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How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

• There is static electricity

• There is too much dust in the air

• A parallel circuit was too long

• The person needs to wash his hair

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What contribution did Thomas Edison make toward the study of electricity?

• He invented the light bulb

• He invented a generator that would produce electricity

• He discovered the nucleus of an atom

• He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

____________ allows electricity to flow.

• A conductor
• An insulator
• A magnet

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To complete a circuit the switch must be

• unattached
• open
• closed

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