Current Electricity Brain Pop

A circuit is...

• A way of routing electricity along a path

• When you measure how much an item weighs

When electrons move from one place to another you get...

• a solid to a liquid

• electricity

• evaporation

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Electricity occurs nearly instantly in the natural world

• True

• False

Why is static electricity not very useful as a power source?

• All the energy is released very slowly.

• All the energy is released at once.

• There are not transfer of electrons with static electricity.

In order for electricity to be useful, we need...

• A steady flow electricity.

• An overflow of protons.

• A light bulb that never runs out.

True or False: An electric current can happen all on it's own

• True

• False

What is the function of a power source in circuit?

• To cause motion of protons.

• To generate a steady supply of electrons.

• To deflect any static electricity.

A conductor is any material that

• can be measured

• allows electrons to move through it easily

• resists the motion of electrons

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Insulators are a material that electrons have a hard time flowing through

• True

• False

What are examples of insulators?

• Rubber

• gold

• Metals

• Glass