Static and Current Electricity

A material where electricity does flow easily

• insulator

• conductor

• filament

• circuit

When socks stick together in the dryer, there is a buildup of ________ charges on one sock and positive charges on the other sock.

• Positive

• No

• Wet

• Negative

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Static electricity is caused by the _____ of negative charges in one place and positive charges in another.

• Buildup

• Leaving

• Loss of just the positive charges

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Electrons have a ______ charge.

• Positive

• Negative

• No charge

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What could be the RESISTANCE in an electrical circuit?

• Bulbs or appliances hooked up to the circuit

• Batteries in the circuit

• Wires in the circuit

• Sockets in the circuit

Conductors are usually made of ______

• Plastic

• Fabric

• Clay

• Metals

• Glass

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Turning on a switch ______ a circuit.

• Closes

• Opens

What is not a part of a simple circuit?

• lamp

• path

• Insulator

• Switch

• load

An electric circuit is

• A big flash of lightning

• A path along which positive charges flow

• A path along which negative charges flow

• Static electricity

• Electric discharge

A series circuit has _____ path or paths of electricity running through it.

• 1

• 2

• An unlimited number