Electricity - Bill Nye

1. What is electricity?

• • A type of water

• • The flow of electric charge

• A chemical reaction

• • The movement of heat

1. What are the basic particles involved in electricity?

• • Protons and neutrons

• • Electrons and protons

• • Electrons and neutrons

• • Neutrons and photons

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1. Which of these objects is a good conductor of electricity?

• • Wood

• • Plastic

• • Copper

• • Rubber

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1. What do we call materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them easily?

• • Conductors

• • Insulators

• • Insulators

• • Magnets

1. What is the unit of electrical current?

• • Ohms

• • Volts

• • Amps

• • Watts

1. What does a battery do?

• • It stores water

• • It creates a flow of electrons

• • It generates heat

• • It measures electricity

1. Which part of the atom carries a negative charge?

• • Neutrons

• • Neutrons

• • Electrons

• • Photons

1. What happens when electrons move through a wire?

   • A) The wire heats up

   • B) The wire freezes

   • C) The wire turns into a magnet

   • D) Nothing happens

• • The wire heats up

• • The wire freezes

• • The wire turns into a magnet

• • Nothing happens

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1. What is the purpose of a circuit?

• • To stop the flow of electricity

• • To allow the flow of electricity

• • To heat up objects

• • To cool down objects

1. What is the unit of voltage?

• • Ohms

• • Watts

• • Volts

• • Amps