Electricity and Magnets

Electricity will NOT go through. Light bulb will NOT TURN ON. The path is not complete, it's open.

• Closed Circuit

• Open Circuit

Electricity flows through a completed path. Lightbulb DOES TURN ON. The path is complete, its closed.

• Closed Circuit

• Open Circuit

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True or False:

Electricity is the effect of the energy that is generated from the flow of electrons through a conductor.

• False

• True

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This type of electricity:

1. 1. Naturally builds up or accumulates charges on the surface of an object.

2. 2. Results an imbalance of positive and negative charges.

3. 3. Does NOT need a circuit.

4. 4. Can jump from one object to another.

• Current

• Static

This type of electricity:

1. 1. Needs human to harness it. Therefore, does not occur naturally.

3. 2. Needs a circuit to control movement

5. 3. A moving electric charge where particles move through a conductor.

• Current

• Static

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Some objects gain or lose electrons through ____________, or rubbing two things together.

• repel

• friction

• heat

• current

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Like or same charges will _________each other.

• attract (or pull towards)

• Repel (or push away from)

• freeze

• do nothing

Is lighting

• Current electricity

• Static electricity

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Static or current electricity

Negative charges moving through a wire

• static electricity

• current electricity

• none of the above

Static or current electricity

The spark created when Drew's sister walks across the carpet and then touches the door.

• static electricity

• current electricity

• none of the above

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