Electricity

What is electricity?

• an object that electrons do not flow through

• energy created by moving charged particles

• when two objects repel each other

• a circuit that has only one path for electricity to flow

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Which of the following is an insulator?

• an eraser

• a wire

• a penny

• a metal spoon

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Which of the following is a conductor?

• wood

• rubber

• metal

• plastic

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What kind of electricity is natural (example: lightning)?

• current electricity

• static electricity

• power source

• insulator

Items that have the same charge will do what?

• attract

• repel

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Items that have opposite charges do what?

• attract

• repel

• nothing changes

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What is a device that supplies the power to an electric circuit (for example: a battery)?

• electron

• atom

• power source

• fuse

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Which is an example of static electricity?

• Neutrons are located in the center of an atom

• A light bulb turns on when the circuit is closed

• An electromagnet picks up metal objects

• a boy shocks his sister after sliding his feet across the carpet

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What is the build up of electrical charges in one place called?

• neutrons

• static electricity

• insulator

• conductor

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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