Light Up the Night/What is Electricity

What is a filament?

• a movie that you watch

• heated, glowing wire inside a light bulb

• the heat that is released from an incandescent bulb

• an energy efficient LED bulb

A _______ is a complete path around which electricity can flow. It must include a source of electricity, such as a battery or outlet.

• wire

• light bulb

• diode

• circuit

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Why do LED lights use less electricity than incandescent lights?

• because of the diodes that don't need heat to make light

• because incandescent bulbs don't last as long

• because LED lights come in more colors

• because the LED bulbs produce more heat than incandescent bulbs

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If too much electricity is moving through wires, they can overheat and start a fire. To prevent this from happening ______________________ can stop electricity from flowing.

• electrons

• circuit breakers

• a highly trained mouse or insect to chew through the wire

• all of the above

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Electricity is the movement of tiny invisible particles called ___________.

• electrons

• circuits

• currents

• sprinkles

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What is a power plant?

• a place to find really big trees

• a place that uses the earth's resources to create electricity

• a place where you can buy batteries

• a place where electricity is used

When electricity flows through material (like a wire) it's called___________.

• electric electrons

• electric power

• electric awesomeness

• electric current

Which of these is a conductor, or material that allows electricity to flow through it?

• copper

• silver

• aluminum

• all of the above

An open circuit...

• does let electricity flow through it

• does not let electricity flow through it

• is a place to get free electricity

• can be something that you might get pulled into, like teleport!

What do insulators, like plastic, do to the flow of electrons?

• create a path for electricity to flow

• block electricity from flowing

• make the electricity flow faster

• prevent lighting