Electricity

Which of the following are examples of conductors?

• Copper

• Plastic

• Glass

• Aluminum foil

• Pencil lead

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Which of the following are examples of insulators?

• Copper

• Plastic

• Glass

• Aluminum foil

• Pencil lead

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Select the items needed to have a complete circuit.

• Energy source (battery)

• Wires

• Energy user (lightbulb)

• Voltmeter

• Switch

TRUE / FALSE: A battery does not generate electricity, it converts it from chemical potential energy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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A continuous conducting path for current.

• electrode

• circuit

• voltaic pile

• axon

The positive terminal on a battery is called the

• anode

• collector

• cathode

• electrolyte

Who built the mega-battery that was larger than our classroom?

• Luigi Galvani

• Alessandro Volta

• Sir Humphry Davy

What is another name for a battery in a circuit?

• Load
• Power Source
• Switch

This is inside a battery & provides a way for electrons to leave it

• electrodes

• collector

• electrolyte

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Which insulator would most likely GIVE UP electrons in the process of producing static electrcity?

• carpet

• rubber balloons

• show soles