Basic Electricity

All these use mains electricity EXCEPT

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We can get electricity from the power station and from _______

• batteries

• food

• light bulbs

• heaters

Which of the following is an insulator?

• an eraser

• a wire

• a penny

• a metal spoon

This picture shows a circuit that is

• closed

• open

• an insulator

• static electricity

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Imagine you are creating a circuit. It works and the light bulb turns on. Then you add a piece of plastic to the circuit, and the light bulb does not turn on. We can infer that the plastic is

• an insulator

• a conductor

• an electron

• static electricity

Items that have opposite charges do what?

• attract

• repel

• nothing changes

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Electrons will move easily through Aluminum. Based on this, we know Aluminum is a(n)

• conductor

• insulator

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The flow of electricity through a conductor

• Battery
• Current
• Static electricity
• Switch

What electricity component is this?

• cell or battery

• switch

• wires

• bulb

What is the use of the batteries in this circuit?

• connected all component

• turn on or off electricity

• supply electricity