An electrician is someone who installs and fixes electrical wiring and equipment. Tom has worked as an electrician for ten years. His favorite part of the job is installing the wiring in brand new homes. Tom has many tools that he uses to help set up homes to use electricity. How would Tom most likely use an insulator?

He would use plastic-coated wires so that he would not get an electrical shock.

He would use copper wires so that the electricity would easily flow.

He would use wires made of plastic so that the electricity would easily flow.

He would use copper-covered wires so that he would not get an electrical shock.

How is the electricity flowing through the circuit in the picture different from electricity in neutral environments?

There are no switches to control electricity in natural environments.

Electricity does not move around in natural environments.

There are no sources of electricity in natural environments.

Electricity is not positive and negative in natural environments.

Luke builds a simple circuit to light up a light bulb. His design is shown in the diagram. The light bulb in Luke's circuit does not light up. Which best describes the reason?

A second wire needs to connect the other side of the battery to the light bulb.

A switch is needed to allow energy to flow through the circuit.

The circuit is missing a power source to provide energy to the battery.

The wire needs to run from the positive end of the battery instead of the negative end.

A balloon is rubbed with a wool sock. This creates a charge on the balloon, and the balloon sticks to the wall when it is placed next to it. Which of the following correctly explains what type of electricity this is?

This is an example of static electricity because the charge on the balloon is stationary.

This is an example of current electricity because the charge will exist for a long time.

This is an example of static electricity because the charge is controlled by the rubbing.

This is an example of current electricity because the charge was generated by a wool sock.

A student tests an unknown substance that she believes to be a metal. Which of the following observations would indicate that the unknown substance is a metal?

It is a good conductor of electricity.

It can break easily and is very brittle.

Many electrical wires are wrapped in rubber to prevent shocks or burns from the wires. Rubber is used for this purpose because it is a

poor electrical and thermal conductor

good electrical and thermal conductor

good electrical conductor but poor thermal conductor

poor electrical conductor but good thermal conductor

The diagram below shows a demonstration that Mrs. Harris did for her fifth-grade class. What can the students determine from the demonstration?

Salt water has the ability to conduct electricity.

Sugar water has the ability to conduct electricity.

Pure sugar has the ability to conduct electricity.

Pure table salt has the ability to conduct electricity.

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