Study Jams Current Electricity

What causes electricity?

• the nucleus of an atom

• moving neutrons

• moving protons

• moving electrons

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What reaction can you expect when electrons hop from the atoms in one object to the atoms in another?

• a thermal reaction

• an electric reaction

• a solar reaction

• a nuclear reaction

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Which of the following is an example of electricity that is created by nature?

• wind turbines

• socks in a dryer

• water dams

• lightning

Answer explanation

How hot is a lightning bolt? Only about 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit — roughly five times hotter than the surface of the sun!

What happens when you walk across a room and your shoes rub against the carpet?

• Protons move from your shoes to the carpet, giving the carpet a positive charge.

• Your shoes stick to the carpet.

• Electrons hop from the carpet to your shoes, creating static electricity.

• Nothing happens.

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provides a constant flow of electricity

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

known as Human Harnessed electricity

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

involves circuits

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

negative charge moving through a wire

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

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Charging a cell phone is an example of

• Static Electricity

• Current Electricity

What is a circuit?

• an outlet or switch

• a path which an electric current flows

• a poor conductor