Current Electricity

An example of a conductor is :

• a glass paperweight
• a plastic cap
• a metal screw
• a wooden handle

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An example of an insulator is:

• iron
• silver
• copper wire
• rubber

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All wires used in electric circuits should be covered with:

• a colored material.
• a conducting material.
• an insulating material.
• none of these.

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^{Is this circuit open or closed?}

• Closed
• Open

What is another name for the wires in a circuit?

• Conductor

• Load

• Power Source

True or False: Conductors allow electrons to pass through easily.

• True

• False

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What effect do like (similar) charges have on each other?

• They attract

• They repel

• No effect

• They reverse each other

What is an electric current?

• a build up of electrons

• the difference in charge between 2 points

• the flow of electrons over a circuit

• the opposition to flow of electrons

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The flow of electricity in a circuit-

• current
• flow
• circuit

Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a

• path
• current
• circuit